North Korea threatens U.S. over rocket launches

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North Korea threatens U.S. over rocket launches

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is threatening to retaliate for what it calls U.S. double standards over recent rocket launches by Pyongyang and U.S. ally Seoul.

A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman did not elaborate on what that might entail in his comments Saturday to the official Korean Central News Agency. But Pyongyang has recently threatened to conduct its third nuclear test in response to what it calls U.S. hostility.

Washington says Seoul's rocket launch Wednesday had no military intent while Pyongyang's in December was a test of banned ballistic missile technology.

The U.N. Security Council has imposed new sanctions on Pyongyang for its launch. Pyongyang says it should be allowed to launch satellites for peaceful purposes.

Both Koreas say their satellites are working properly. U.S. experts say Pyongyang's satellite is apparently malfunctioning.

[Coldwarrior]

North Korea is the perpetual spoiled 2 year old among nations. They think that if they are bad enough, other nations will give in to them. The last time they were appeased with a bargain, they broke their promise. They still expect the same behavior to produce the same results.
The Korean War ended with the Chinese and North Koreans losing a million soldiers killed in the last 6 months. If there is a next war, they will lose that many in one month. If they nuke South Korea, they will lose everyone. They will be carpet bombed with 20 megaton warheads.
It is unlikely they are that stupid so what they say and do is just the usual bluster.

[Miss Who]

Feb 2, 2013 16:25:20 GMT -5 Coldwarrior said:

North Korea is the perpetual spoiled 2 year old among nations. They think that if they are bad enough, other nations will give in to them. The last time they were appeased with a bargain, they broke their promise. They still expect the same behavior to produce the same results.
The Korean War ended with the Chinese and North Koreans losing a million soldiers killed in the last 6 months. If there is a next war, they will lose that many in one month. If they nuke South Korea, they will lose everyone. They will be carpet bombed with 20 megaton warheads.
It is unlikely they are that stupid so what they say and do is just the usual bluster.

It's to be hoped you are correct in that assumption CW.