US 'opposition' to nuclear North Korea prelude to acceptance?
A missile-firing drill in an undisclosed North Korea site. (Photo: KCNA/KCNA/AFP/Getty)
May 30, (DebkaFile) - 'We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to wreak destruction on any target in the region or on us,' US defense secretary Robert Gates said in a speech Saturday, May 30, at the annual Asian security conference in Singapore. But he insisted the next step in negating Pyongyang's ambitions would be political, not military and called for stronger sanctions against internationally censured North Korea and Iran. . . continue reading.
