70 countries urge North Korea to scrap nuclear, ballistic weapons
Seventy countries urged North Korea today to scrap its nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles and related programs. — file pic
Signatories included the United States and South Korea, as well as nations in Asia, Latin America, Africa and Europe.With two missile launches in a week, Pyongyang is walking a fine line between increasing pressure on the US and not derailing nuclear negotiations — all while giving itself room to escalate, analysts say.
The signatories “strongly deplore the grave and undiminished threat to regional and international peace and security posed by the ongoing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles programmes that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has developed,” the text said.
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