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okaawhatever

(9,461 posts)
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 01:17 AM Apr 2014

N. Korea slams Obama's 'dangerous' Asia tour

Source: Bangkok Post

North Korea warned Monday that an upcoming Asian tour by US President Barack Obama could escalate military tensions, as South Korean media cited intelligence reports of increased activity at the North's main nuclear test site.

Obama's April 23-29 tour includes visits to Japan and South Korea, the two main US military allies in Asia and key partners in the effort to curb Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.

A North Korean foreign ministry spokesman said the "reactionary and dangerous" trip would only serve to "escalate confrontation and bring dark clouds of a nuclear arms race" over the Korean peninsula.

In a statement carried by the North's official KCNA news agency, the spokesman said recent Asia visits by the US Secretaries of State and Defence had sought to demonise the North's nuclear and missile programmes and justify a growing US military presence in the region.

"It is as clear as noonday that Obama will trumpet the same thing," he said.

SNIP

At the end of last month, North Korea said it would not rule out a "new form" of nuclear test after the UN Security Council condemned its latest medium-range missile launches.

Experts saw this as a possible reference to testing a uranium-based device or a miniaturised warhead small enough to fit on a ballistic missile.



Read more: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/406000/n-korea-slams-obama-dangerous-asia-tour

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okaawhatever

(9,461 posts)
2. Do you think N Korea would be stupid enough to perform a nuclear test while Obama is in S Korea? nt
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 01:48 AM
Apr 2014

Cha

(297,180 posts)
4. I have no idea how stupid N Korea is.. bet they're being
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 02:05 AM
Apr 2014

heavily monitored though.. OOOuuuu.. spying

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