‚By becoming a threat to all humanity, there is absolutely no future that North Korea can open up for itself. In order to change North Korea…
North Korea is „a threat to all humanity“ that requires a major escalation of international sanctions and perhaps military action to bring the regime to heel, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday
„What is necessary is action,“ Abe said at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. „Whether or not we can put an end to the provocations by North Korea is dependent on the solidarity of the international community. There is not much time left.“
North Korea has launched two missiles over Japan in recent weeks, in addition to test-firing an intercontinental ballistic missile and detonating a massive nuclear bomb. Abe endorsed President Trump’s vow to carry out a military attack if necessary while downplaying the efficacy of „dialogue“ with the regime. Instead, he called for a major escalation of international sanctions.
„I must make an appeal to you,“ he said. „North Korea has already demonstrated its disregard of the resolution by launching a missile. The resolution is nothing more than the beginning. We must prevent goods, funds, people, and technology necessary for nuclear and missile development from heading to North Korea.“
Those remarks were directed apparently at Russia and China, which have provided North Korea with economic lifelines for decades despite officially opposing the nuclear weapons program.
