North Korea Threatens Nuclear Test Over UN Vote

North Korea Threatens Nuclear Test Over UN Vote

FILE - A North Korean flag flutters on top of a tower at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom.
FILE - A North Korean flag flutters on top of a tower at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom.

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VOA News
November 20, 2014 1:04 AM
North Korea is threatening to conduct a fresh nuclear test in response to a U.N. committee's condemnation of alleged human rights abuses by Pyongyang.
In a statement Thursday, the North's foreign ministry said Pyongyang will be "unable to refrain any longer" from conducting a fourth nuclear test after the U.N. General Assembly's Third Committee passed a resolution on the Communist state's rights situation.
The resolution recommends the Security Council refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity. It was based on a U.N. Commission of Inquiry that found Pyongyang was committing abuses on a scale "unparalleled" in the modern world.
In its statement, North Korea said the resolution was "filled with vicious slanders and calumnies" and said its passage represents a "grave political provocation." It accused the United States of leading efforts to humiliate Pyongyang and overthrow its leadership.
South Korean foreign ministry spokesman Noh Kwang-il condemned the North Korean threat. "If North Korea aggravates the situation with nuclear threats towards the international community, it will be considered a violation of the United Nations Security Council resolution. We warn North Korea that it will face a firm response."
North Korea has conducted three nuclear tests in recent years, the latest of which was in February 2013. There are signs that it may be preparing to back up its threats to conduct a fourth test.
In a report Wednesday, the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said the North appears to be restarting a facility for processing weapons-grade plutonium. The report relied on satellite photos that show steam coming from the Yongbyon plant.
The U.N. committee resolution must now be approved by the wider General Assembly. It could then head to the Security Council, where China and Russia hold crucial veto votes. The two countries have in the past protected the North at the Security Council. voa

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