BBC: US announces new sanctions against North Korea

The US will impose new sanctions on North Korea, following the crisis over the sinking of a South Korean warship.

The move was announced by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a visit to South Korea.

She said the measures would target Pyongyang’s sale and purchase of arms and import of luxury goods, and would help prevent nuclear proliferation.

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3 comments on “BBC: US announces new sanctions against North Korea

  1. Br. Michael says:

    Oh good. Another round of totally ineffective sanctions.

  2. A Senior Priest says:

    The sanctions may be effective, but the media coverage of this will only further drive the Cathedral deeper into a hole, in terms of loss of membership and revenues. For some reason leaders of institutions made up of volunteer members seem to think that they are dealing with a stable situation, when in the modern day especially things could barely be more fluid.

  3. azusa says:

    #2 – Just as long as the Cathedral doesn’t get WMDs….