North Korea responds to US sanctions

North Korea has sent a staunch warning to the US in response to unanimously approved sanctions adopted by the U.N. security council on 5 August.We are ready to retaliate with far bigger actions to make the US pay a price for its crime against our country and people, said the government controlled Korean Central News Agency (NCNA). The sanctions are a direct response to Pyongyangs recent intercontinental ballistic missile tests, which put the US in range of an attack. The economic sanctions key North Korean exports including coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore, and seafood.Stopping the missile tests is the first step towards dialogue, says US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

By Staff Reporter
August 8, 2017 14:33 +08

IBTimes UK

North Korea has sent a staunch warning to the US in response to unanimously approved sanctions adopted by the U.N. security council on 5 August.We are ready to retaliate with far bigger actions to make the US pay a price for its crime against our country and people, said the government controlled Korean Central News Agency (NCNA). The sanctions are a direct response to Pyongyangs recent intercontinental ballistic missile tests, which put the US in range of an attack. The economic sanctions key North Korean exports including coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore, and seafood.Stopping the missile tests is the first step towards dialogue, says US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.