North Korean ship Kam Nang has turned around and is headed back in the direction it came from, after being tracked for more than a week by American Navy vessels on suspicion of carrying illegal weapons.
BlogCatalog
June 30, 2009
The Obama administration on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on a company in Iran that is accused of involvement in North Korea’s missile proliferation network.
North Korea criticized the U.S. on Monday for positioning missile defense systems around Hawaii, calling the deployment part of a plot to attack the regime and saying it would bolster its nuclear arsenal in retaliation.
U.S. may board North Korean weapons ship
June 28, 2009
Vincent Yu, File/AP
North Korean freighter Kang Nam sailing off China’s coast, may be boarded and inspected under new UN Resolution, but Ambassador Susan Rice will not say what the U.S . actually might do on the high seas.
Background at fresnobee.com
South Korea is acquiring 40 U.S.-made missiles for this month to boost its defences following report that North Korea may soon test-fire missiles.
North Korea accused Washington of seeking to “provoke a second Korean war” as the regime prepared to hold maritime military exercises off its eastern coast.
U.S. and regional authorities were watching closely for signs that North Korea might fire short- or mid-range missiles during the 25 June to 10 July timeframe cited in a no-sail ban for military drills sent to Japan’s coast guard.
