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North Korea Hit with Tough New Sanctions in Wake of Nuclear Test

IN THIS ISSUE: N. Korea hit with tough new sanctions, placing a renminbi sign on strategic stability, arc of crisis 2.0?, Yukiya Amano wins second IAEA term, Jordan set to commission nuclear reactors, nuclear security program review complete, but questions remain.

Published on March 7, 2013
 

North Korea Hit with Tough New Sanctions in Wake of Nuclear Test

Telegraph

Susan Rice

The US-drafted resolution, which was approved unanimously by the 15-nation council, was the product of three weeks of negotiations between the United States and China after the test on February 12.

"Taken together, these sanctions will bite and bite hard," said Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the UN. "They increase North Korea's isolation and raise the cost to North Korea's leaders of defying the international community."   Full Article

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Seoul Says it Will Retaliate Against Attacks and Leaders Who Ordered Them (Korea Joongang Daily)



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