#BREAKING South Korea slams 'irresponsible' Russian veto ending UN North Korea sanctions monitoring
@DEFCON Warning System @RiffRaff @Irag8er @Friendly Engineer interesting development.
#BREAKING South Korea slams 'irresponsible' Russian veto ending UN North Korea sanctions monitoring
Would like to know exactly this Russian diplomat sees happening now that isn’t different than the last fifty years.![]()
Involvement of US nuclear potential in drills around DRPK affects Russia’s interests
Vasily Nebenzya noted the militarization of the region with direct involvement of Washington and other NATO member states, "located tens of thousands of kilometers away from North Korea"tass.com
The involvement of the US nuclear potential in military exercises around North Korea affects Russia’s interests, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said during a Security Council meeting. Nebenzya noted the militarization of the region with direct involvement of Washington and other NATO member states, "located tens of thousands of kilometers away from North Korea."
"In this context, it is obvious that, in the past years, sanctions failed to contribute to the achievement of the goals, set by the international community, and have not led to normalization of the situation around the peninsula. This situation does not encourage dialogue, especially after Washington demonstrated unfair play for the entire world to see," the Russian diplomat concluded.
On March 28, Russia used veto power to block the US draft resolution on extension of the mandate of the UN Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee that monitors the implementation of sanctions against North Korea.
North Korea has test-fired a missile into its eastern waters, South Korea says
South Korea will launch its second domestically made military spy satellite in the United States next week, Seoul’s defense ministry confirmed Friday, in its latest move to better counter nuclear-armed North Korea.
The announcement comes after Seoul in December confirmed the successful launch of its first military spy satellite, which was carried by one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets.
The latest developments intensify a space race on the Korean peninsula after the North launched its own first military eye in the sky in November last year.
Local reports saying the launch is scheduled on April 7 in the US are “correct”, a spokesperson for Seoul’s defense ministry told AFP Friday, adding more details will be shared next week.
Seoul’s second spy satellite is set to lift off from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, also on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
Its first satellite has transmitted high-resolution images of central Pyongyang to the authorities in Seoul and is expected to commence its full mission stages as early as June, according to Seoul’s Yonhap news agency.
Seoul plans to launch a total of five spy military satellites by 2025 to better monitor the North.
Photos:Ears and Eyes on North Korea
North Korea runs simulation nuclear counterstrike against foreign enemies
The newly developed simulation was performed with the supervision of supreme leader Kim Jong Un
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North Korea runs simulation nuclear counterstrike against foreign enemies
The North Korean military debuted its "nuclear trigger" system on Monday near Pyongyang, activating a simulated nuclear counterstrike launch against foreign enemies.www.foxnews.com
North Korea sends a delegation to Iran in a growing effort to break its diplomatic isolation
South Korea has reportedly obtained intelligence of North Korea preparing terrorist attacks against South Korean diplomatic officials and civilians in several countries.
North Korea has reportedly deployed agents to increase surveillance operations against South Korean embassies and to start specific activities.
South Korea believes that the agents are looking for South Korean citizens so they can be specifically targeted.
In response, South Korea has raised the terror alert level at five embassies.
NEW: North Korea appears to test rocket engine amid preparation for satellite launch
It seems North Korea has notified the International Maritime Organization and the Japanese government of its plan to launch a satellite.
Navigational warnings have been issued:
BREAKING: Japan issues J-alert following missile launch from North Korea. People told to shelter.
