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Obama: North Korea threatens security of nations 'near and far'
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President Obama, with the assistance of the teleprompter of the U.S., said Sunday that North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket underscores the urgency of his weapons agenda:
The president said North Korea's action threatens the security of nations "near and far."
Obama also called North Korea's rocket launch a clear violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, which prohibits North Korea from conducting ballistic missile-related activities of any kind. The Security Council adopted the 2006 resolution five days after North Korea conducted a test of a nuclear weapon.
The U.N. Security Council is meeting in an emergency session on Sunday to deal with the matter.
Don't count on any useful action coming out of the Security Council. The 15 members are divided over the possible measures for North Korea's "clear breach of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1718." The United States and Japan might call for a new resolution consisting of tougher measures, or push to actually enforce the existing resolutions. But China and Russia will continue to protect North Korea from any meaningful sanctions.
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