Posted on 03/02/2016 7:28:05 AM PST by NRx
The United Nations Security Council adopted harsh sanctions on North Korea Wednesday, imposing some of the strongest measures ever used to pressure Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
The new sanctions come two months after North Korea conducted a test of what it claimed was a hydrogen bomb and a month after it conducted what was widely described as a banned missile test under the guise of launching a satellite into space. But U.S. officials began drafting the measures three years ago, soon after North Korea conducted a previous nuclear test, in order to move swiftly the next time it happened.
The resolution is far more sweeping than existing sanctions requiring a link to proliferation activities. That precondition has been removed, in effect erasing the presumption of innocence.
It mandates cargo inspections for all goods going in and out of North Korea by sea or by air, chokes off supplies of most aviation fuel for its armed forces and bans the sale of all small arms and conventional weapons to Pyongyang. It also prohibits transactions that raise hard cash for North Korea through sales of its natural resources such as gold, iron ore and titanium.
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“A very significant development. It appears China is getting tired of N. Korea’s bull $&Y!. “
Not really. A distraction while China consolidates its grip on pacific shipping lanes.
The Chinese want the independence of a Turkmen pipeline to the Caspian sea, and this threatens Russia’s energy leverage on China. NK is stalinist and a thorn in China’s ambitions. Russia uses NK’s saber rattling to keep China to side with Russia and against the US expansion there.
Trump effect. Some weeks back he started talking about China being N. Korea’s master. Everybody knows it. But he’s the only one that confirmed it with the American voter.
A significant development would be the U.S. evicting the U.N. from our shores. Then turning the UN building into a class A Veterans center/medial facility and immediately ending our relationship with that anti-American freedom hating organization.
“We are so screwed until 1/20/17 with the spineless uniparty types like Rubio in control of congress.”
Yep - Just waiting for them to rubber stamp the first lib 0bama appoints for SCOTUS.
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UN North Korean new sanctions:
.... mandatory inspections of cargo leaving and entering North Korea by land, sea or air
....ban on all sales or transfers of small arms and light weapons to Pyongyang
....expulsion of diplomats from the North who engage in “illicit activities”
....bans the export of coal, iron and iron ore being used to fund North Korea’s nuclear or ballistic missile programs
.... bans all exports of gold, titanium ore, vanadium ore and rare earth minerals
.... bans aviation fuel exports into the country, including “kerosene-type rocket fuel.
.... countries are required to freeze the assets of companies and other entities linked to Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs
.... prohibits all countries from opening new branches, subsidiaries and representative offices of North Korean banks, and bans financial institutions from establishing new joint ventures or establishing or maintaining correspondent relationships with these banks.
....orders countries to close all North Korean banks and terminate all banking relationships within 90 days.
.... banned from importing or exporting nuclear or missile items and technology as well as luxury goods.
....Blacklisting 16 individuals, 12 “entities” including the National Aerospace Development Agency ..31 ships owned by the North Korean shipping firm Ocean Maritime Management Company requires the freezing of assets and, in the case of individuals, a travel ban as well.
....bans Pyongyang from chartering vessels or aircraft, and call on countries to “de-register” any vessel owned, operated or crewed by the North.bans Pyongyang from chartering vessels or aircraft, and call on countries to “de-register” any vessel owned, operated or crewed by the North.
.... a resumption of six-party talks leading to the goal of “the verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula in a peaceful manner
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