Monday, April 17, 2017

North Korean envoy warns of possible nuclear war

Here's my question. If Trump Stops the 80% of trade with north Korea coming from China will North Korea be forced to nuke Los Angeles, san Francisco or Honolulu?

This might be an important question to ask about now. For example, South Korea is 60 to 80 million people living in a very successful democracy whereas the only thing anyone has going for North Korea is an Army and nuclear weapons with only 23 million people still alive after most people have starved to death during the last 60 years or so. So, what happens if China cuts off its 80% share of trade with North Korea. Does the North Korean Government also starve this time too.

I think North Korea only wants nuclear weapons to blackmail other countries into sending it more food so they all don't die one year. And this might be the ONLY real reason they are creating nukes (unless they are all just suicidal enough to Nuke the U.S., South Korea or Japan or China?

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North Korean envoy warns of possible nuclear war

North Korean envoy at UN warns of nuclear war possibility

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By Richard Roth, CNN
Updated 5:32 PM ET, Mon April 17, 2017
North Korean ambassador has stern words for US

Story highlights

  • Rhetoric, tension builds in diplomatic circles
  • Diplomat decries US Navy force
United Nations (CNN)Only at a North Korean press conference at the United Nations, can you hear a diplomat say he hoped journalists had a good holiday weekend and then warn of possible thermonuclear war.
North Korea has consistently issued threats of war toward the United States in recent decades, but the Trump administration's announced end of a "strategic patience" policy with Pyongyang has upped the ante in terms of warnings and bellicose rhetoric. North Korea's UN deputy representative, Kim In Ryong, on Monday unleashed at a hastily called UN press conference a torrent of threats, war scenarios and rhetoric aimed at the United States.
North Korea tensions
The press event was held hours after US Vice President Mike Pence visited the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. Pence warned North Korea not to test the resolve of the United States "or the strength of our military forces."
In New York, North Korea returned verbal fire. North Korea's UN ambassador condemned the US naval buildup in the waters off the Korean Peninsula, plus the US missile attacks on Syria.
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Kim said, "It has created a dangerous situation in which thermonuclear war may break out at any moment on the peninsula and poses a serious threat to world peace and security."
While reporters at the United Nations have heard similar rhetoric from North Koreans before, Monday's forceful wording was on a higher level.
The deputy ambassador, reading from a statement, told reporters, "The US is disturbing the global peace and stability and insisting on the gangster-like logic that its invasion of a sovereign state is 'decisive, and just, and proportionate' and contributes to 'defending' the international order in its bid to apply it to the Korean Peninsula as well."
Kim said his country is ready to react to any "mode of war" from the United States. Any missile or nuclear strike by the United States would be responded to "in kind," said the North Korea representative.
The USS Carl Vinson carrier-led Navy strike group was sent to the Korean Peninsula. North Korea's UN representative said the maneuvers show the "US reckless moves for invading the DPRK (North Korea) have reached a serious phase."
The United Nations is clearly worried. Spokesman Stephane Dujarric told journalists, "We're obviously deeply concerned about the rising tensions that we've seen in the Korean Peninsula. We call on all to redouble their diplomatic efforts. "
The North Korean deputy ambassador was asked to respond to President Donald Trump's comment that North Korea should "behave better." He declined, instead wrapping up numerous questions about US policy and Pence's visit to the DMZ into a long series of criticisms of the United States.
He denounced the United States for introducing into the Korean Peninsula -- what he called "the world's biggest hotspot" -- its "huge nuclear strategic assets, seriously threatening peace and security of the Peninsula and pushing the situation there to a brink of war."
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North Korea staged a failed missile launch over the weekend. Dujarric said, "I think the latest launch that we saw over the weekend from the DPRK was troubling. We call on the DPRK to take all the steps necessary to deescalate the situation and return to a dialogue on denuclearization."
North Korea is upset that the UN Security Council will hold a meeting on the situation later this month, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson presiding.
Pyongyang again said it has sent letters demanding its own hearing at the Security Council for alleged US abuses, but they have been ignored by a council which has seen numerous council resolutions violated by North Korean missile and nuclear tests.
A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed during the parade.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed during the parade.
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A soldier stands guard at the Kim Il Sung Square.
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A soldier stands guard at the Kim Il Sung Square.
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Korean citizens spell out "Day of the Sun" in Kim Il Sung Square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Korean citizens spell out "Day of the Sun" in Kim Il Sung Square.
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University students carry the national flag and two bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
University students carry the national flag and two bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
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Helmeted servicemen march during the parade.
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Helmeted servicemen march during the parade.
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Korean People's Army soldiers march on Kim Il-Sung square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Korean People's Army soldiers march on Kim Il-Sung square.
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North Korean men and women dressed to represent doctors and other medical workers during the parade.
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North Korean men and women dressed to represent doctors and other medical workers during the parade.
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Members of the Korean People's Army ride on mobile missile launchers.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Members of the Korean People's Army ride on mobile missile launchers.
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North Korean men beat drums as they parade across the square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
North Korean men beat drums as they parade across the square.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade on Saturday, April 15, in Pyongyang to celebrate the 105th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade on Saturday, April 15, in Pyongyang to celebrate the 105th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un.
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Soldiers in tanks take part in the military parade.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Soldiers in tanks take part in the military parade.
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North Korean soldiers carry flags and a photo of late leader Kim Il Sung as they march across Kim Il Sung Square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
North Korean soldiers carry flags and a photo of late leader Kim Il Sung as they march across Kim Il Sung Square.
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Female North Korean soldiers march during the parade.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Female North Korean soldiers march during the parade.
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Missiles are paraded across Kim Il Sung Square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Missiles are paraded across Kim Il Sung Square.
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A rocket-themed float makes its way through Kim Il-Sung square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
A rocket-themed float makes its way through Kim Il-Sung square.
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Soldiers salute while the national anthem is played during the parade.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Soldiers salute while the national anthem is played during the parade.
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Women wearing traditional Korean dress wave flowers and shout slogans as they pass North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Women wearing traditional Korean dress wave flowers and shout slogans as they pass North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un.
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A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed during the parade.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed during the parade.
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A soldier stands guard at the Kim Il Sung Square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
A soldier stands guard at the Kim Il Sung Square.
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Korean citizens spell out "Day of the Sun" in Kim Il Sung Square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Korean citizens spell out "Day of the Sun" in Kim Il Sung Square.
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University students carry the national flag and two bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
University students carry the national flag and two bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
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Helmeted servicemen march during the parade.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Helmeted servicemen march during the parade.
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Korean People's Army soldiers march on Kim Il-Sung square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Korean People's Army soldiers march on Kim Il-Sung square.
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North Korean men and women dressed to represent doctors and other medical workers during the parade.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
North Korean men and women dressed to represent doctors and other medical workers during the parade.
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Members of the Korean People's Army ride on mobile missile launchers.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Members of the Korean People's Army ride on mobile missile launchers.
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North Korean men beat drums as they parade across the square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
North Korean men beat drums as they parade across the square.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade on Saturday, April 15, in Pyongyang to celebrate the 105th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade on Saturday, April 15, in Pyongyang to celebrate the 105th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un.
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Soldiers in tanks take part in the military parade.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Soldiers in tanks take part in the military parade.
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North Korean soldiers carry flags and a photo of late leader Kim Il Sung as they march across Kim Il Sung Square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
North Korean soldiers carry flags and a photo of late leader Kim Il Sung as they march across Kim Il Sung Square.
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Female North Korean soldiers march during the parade.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Female North Korean soldiers march during the parade.
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Missiles are paraded across Kim Il Sung Square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Missiles are paraded across Kim Il Sung Square.
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A rocket-themed float makes its way through Kim Il-Sung square.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
A rocket-themed float makes its way through Kim Il-Sung square.
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Soldiers salute while the national anthem is played during the parade.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Soldiers salute while the national anthem is played during the parade.
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Women wearing traditional Korean dress wave flowers and shout slogans as they pass North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
Women wearing traditional Korean dress wave flowers and shout slogans as they pass North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un.
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A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed during the parade.
Photos: North Korea Day of the Sun parade
A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed during the parade.
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To add to the list of warnings, the North Korean diplomat said his country would hold the United States accountable "for the catastrophic consequences to be entailed by its outrageous actions."
Journalists were asked to give their names on a sheet passed around by the North Koreans, but the sign-up sheet was left behind apparently when the news conference concluded.

 

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