As we went to press, the U.S. military was tracking a North Korean vessel called the Kang Nam 1, which is suspected of carrying illicit weaponry.As we went to press, the U.S. military was tracking a North Korean vessel called the Kang Nam 1, which is suspected of carrying illicit weaponry. United Nations Security Council Resolution A United Nations Security Council Resolution is a United Nations resolution voted on by the fifteen members of the United Nations Security Council, the most powerful organ of the United Nations. 1874 authorizes heightened monitoring of North Korean cargo; but Pyongyang says that any forced inspection will be considered an act of war, and the Kang Nam 1 commander may refuse to let his ship be boarded. Will President Obama authorize U.S. servicemen to overtake the vessel? Or will he back down in the face of Pyongyang's threats? The former course carries obvious risks, but the latter would set a horrible precedent. To paraphrase Thatcher Thatch·er , Margaret Hilda. Baroness. Born 1925. British Conservative politician who served as prime minister (1979-1990). Her administration was marked by anti-inflationary measures, a brief war in the Falkland Islands (1982), and the passage of a , now is no time to go wobbly on North Korea. Kim Jong Noun 1. Jong - United States writer (born in 1942) Erica Jong Il's recent provocations demand a show of American resolve. If U.S. officials deem the Kang Nam 1 worthy of interdiction INTERDICTION, civil law. A legal restraint upon a person incapable of managing his estate, because of mental incapacity, from signing any deed or doing any act to his own prejudice, without the consent of his curator or interdictor. 2. , they should search it--peacefully, if possible; by force, if necessary. |
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