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Germany demands North Korea be punished
Published: 8 Mar 13 14:42 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20130308-48417.html
Germany's foreign minister said on Friday he wanted his EU counterparts to consider further measures against North Korea beyond UN sanctions in the wake of Pyongyang's recent provocations.
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"We will discuss how we Europeans make our contribution to allowing the pressure on the regime not to abate," he said.
Germany is "very concerned" about the "provocation" that North Korea has been showing for months, government spokesman Steffen Seibert told a news conference.
But he said the international community remained ready to talk "should the North Korean regime decide – which we hope – that it wants to observe its responsibility towards its own population, and also towards the world community."
Seibert welcomed the "strong and above all homogeneous" decision by the UN Security Council to beef up existing sanctions on the communist state in response to its February nuclear test.
China is Pyongyang's sole major ally and by far its biggest trading partner but also voted Thursday for the UN resolution, which prompted North Korea to respond with fresh threats of nuclear war.
Westerwelle said he welcomed China's stance at the Security Council and that it was now Beijing's responsibility "to make clear to the rulers in Pyongyang that they have gone over the top with these fresh threats and provocations."
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China ,will not discontinue its multi billion dollars exports to N.Korea, the last thing they want is for North Korea to collapse and their hords swarming across the DMZ , there by removing the buffer between South Korea and its ally the USA.
North Korea is living in lalaland. The powers that be are antiquated in their world view and unable to realize what is in their own best interest, ie. to develop while the chances of doing so are there.
You may well be correct, but what other options are there? It's pretty clear that any reasonable combination of countries could win a war, but at what cost? Who wants the bill to rebuild the place? How many millions would die if they did explode a nuclear device? Could we really expect China to quietly sit still while a war resumes on their border? China is probably correct that millions of refugees would try to get out by going to China...the only option they have.
If there are still issues with the reunification of Germany, think of those same issues, much larger, in Korea. China has been reticent to do anything in the past, largely because they don't need the headaches. It's cheaper for them to pay a little "protection money" via food and oil than confront the Real Problem next door, and to this point that's worked.
If they go nuclear, would others respond in kind? It seems unlikely, but if this thing explodes (literally or figuretively) nobody knows where it will end up. Clearly the NK army is willing to commit suicide for young Kim, so it's not going to be pretty in any case. Ironically, Germany may be the best historical study, simply because it was a society heavily influenced by propaganda and ended up fighting a war that couldn't be won. I'd hate to see that again anywhere.
The sanctions aren't necessarily the fastest option, nor the best, but they're certainly better than more shooting.
@sonriete
The real issue is that unlike most other nuclear powers, they just might be willing to use them. Even talking about a nuclear first strike is pretty scary. Yes, Germany and the US aren't likely to be directly impacted, but that's still bad enough. I don't have much confidence that they wouldn't use them if they really felt threatened, and having seen the results of the first two I'd just as soon not see a third one ever.
wA
Some of what you say maybe true ,but be careful when stories about eating babies start because they have been used throughout history to demonise enemies.
eating dead babies must be the propaganda strategy when bayonetted pregnant women gets overused. ( kuwait )
It would be doubtful that N. Korea will want to engage in a war, that they would surely lose.
Their attempts at building a nuclear weapon, is their defiance to nations that already have them. Rouge they are but stupid they are not.I would think a more positive approach rather than negativism would be a better tool. Like the proverbial stick and carrot approach. We used sanctions, and they have only stiffed their resolve to not comply. The supposed goal is to convince N Korea that they should not develop these weapons, the sanctions and threats are not working.Time to try something positive.