South Koreans peer into North Korea from the village of Panmunjom. Pyongyang said it would pursue uranium enrichment “whether its nuclear status is recognized or not.” Lee Jin-man / Associated PressFrom Yahoo News/AP:
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea's communist regime has warned of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula while vowing to step up its atomic bomb-making program in defiance of new U.N. sanctions.
The North's defiance presents a growing diplomatic headache for President Barack Obama as he prepares for talks Tuesday with his South Korean counterpart on the North's missile and nuclear programs.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak told security-related ministers during an unscheduled meeting Sunday to "resolutely and squarely" cope with the North's latest threat, his office said. Lee is to leave for the U.S. on Monday morning.
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My Comment: It feels like we all are experiencing Ground Hog Day when it comes to the North Koreans. Everyday is the same story.