North Korea threatens "war" if South Korea takes part in new U.N. sanctions

[WestVirginiaRebel]

CBS News:

North Korea continued its barrage of fiery rhetoric Friday, warning South Korea of "strong physical countermeasures" if Seoul takes part in new U.N. sanctions aimed at punishing Pyongyang for a December rocket launch.

"Sanctions mean war and a declaration of war against us," the Committee for Peaceful Unification of the Fatherland said in a statement carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

Meanwhile, a representative for South Korea's new president said she would not tolerate North Korean provocations, but would continue to push for dialogue with Pyongyang. A special envoy to President-elect Park Geun-hye made the remarks just hours after the North's top governing body declared it would continue atomic tests and rocket launches.

Park is strongly urging North Korea to refrain from conducting a nuclear test that could only worsen the tensions on the Korean Peninsula in the wake of a provocative long-range rocket launch in December, envoy Rhee In-je told The Associated Press and selected news outlets in Davos, Switzerland.

"President-elect Park makes it clear that North Korea's nuclear ambitions and further provocations against the South will not be tolerated," Rhee said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on Thursday. "In particular, she strongly urges North Korea to refrain from further worsening the situation by conducting a third nuclear test."

The latest warning from Pyongyang comes in the wake of a U.N. Security Council decision Tuesday to condemn North Korea's Dec. 12 rocket launch as a violation of a ban against missile activity. The council, including Pyongyang ally China, also expanded sanctions against the regime.

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Mini-Me Junior mouths off.

[Casino67]

The kid must be scratching his head about China siding with the sanctions vote. Also heard that China, per one of the government newspaper editorials, will be very upset should NK perform another nuclear test. Does he think war is the only way to get some international cred?