The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council reached a compromise agreement this evening on how to respond to North Korea's missile launch, though the full Council still has to sign off on the document.
After the meeting in which the statement was distributed to representatives of all 15 countries that belong to the Security Council, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told reporters that "the draft that has been shared clearly and unequivocally condemns the launch of April 5; it makes it plain that this launch contravenes Security Council resolution 1718. It demands that the DPRK not conduct any further launch and it calls upon the DPRK as well as all member states to fully implement their obligations under 1718."
The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council -- the US, Britain, China, France, and the Russian Federation -- have all agreed to the statement. The resolution still has to be agreed upon the other 10 members of the UN Security Council. One of those rotating members -- Libya -- on Saturday expressed some hesitation, arguing that every nation has the right to launch a peaceful satellite.
According to a senior Obama administration official, the statement condemns the launch and calls on North Korea not to launch a missile again. Despite previously voiced Russian skepticism on the matter, the statement conclusively states that the launch was a violation of United Nations Resolution 1718. - ABC News Story
That sounds pretty serious. They are going to Condemn North Korea and tells them not to do it again. That is very very harsh. I am sure that this will set them straight. Shame shame on them. With these harsh actions I feel like we are finally turning the corner and if we continue down this path we will be so much safer. Next time maybe we can make them write each and everyone of us a letter of apology.
Seriously, are you kidding me?
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