North Korea warned of retaliation if the United Nations Security Council approves harsher sanctions proposed by the U. S. for Pyongyang conducting another nuclear test.<\/b>
\nNorth Korea warned of retaliation if the United Nations Security Council approves harsher sanctions proposed by the U. S. for Pyongyang conducting another nuclear test.
The isolated nation \u201cis closely following the moves of the U. S. with vigilance, \u201d its state-run Korean Central News Agency said Monday, citing a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. \u201cIn case the U. S. eventually does rig up the illegal and unlawful \u2018resolution\u2019 on harsher sanctions, the DPRK shall make absolutely sure that the U. S. pays a due price, \u201d it said, using its formal country name.
The warning came after the U. S. said it would seek to put for a UN vote its draft resolution to tighten sanctions on North Korea, which celebrated the anniversary of its founding Saturday without testing a missile as\u00a0South Korean officials expected. Instead, North Korean scientists and engineers behind the Sept. 3 nuclear weapons test were feted with a banquet.
Since what is believed to have been North Korea\u2019s sixth and most powerful nuclear test, the U. S., South Korea, and Japan have been pushing for stronger measures including a ban on oil imports to rein in Pyongyang\u2019s nuclear ambitions. China and Russia have said they don\u2019 t agree on the need for stronger sanctions and urged to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula through talks.<\/p>\n