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 by Staff Writers Xiamen, China (AFP) Sept 5, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday of a global "catastrophe" unless a diplomatic solution over North Korea is reached, saying imposing further sanctions on Pyongyang would be useless. Putin's comments, following an international summit in China, came after the United States called for the "strongest possible measures" against North Korea for detonating what it called a hydrogen bomb on Sunday. The announcement and North Korea's claim that it could mount the warhead on a missile, dramatically upped the stakes in Pyongyang's standoff with the international community over its banned weapons programmes. Putin said Russia "condemns" North Korea's actions as "provocative". "But resorting to just any sanctions in this situation is useless and inefficient," he told reporters in the Chinese city of Xiamen following the annual summit of the five-nation BRICS club of emerging economies. Putin called for dialogue on the crisis and warned against other actions that could cause the situation to escalate. "All of this can lead to a global planetary catastrophe and a great number of victims," he said.
North Korea: Facing limited options, Trump may choose sanctionsWashington (AFP) Sept 3, 2017 Despite the US warning on Sunday of a "massive military response" to any threat from North Korea, the Trump administration has few good options to force the North to rein in its nuclear and missile programs following Pyongyang's most powerful nuclear test yet. Its best hope may be to further expand its already wide-reaching economic sanctions against the North, hoping this new pain might fin ... read more Related Links Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
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