UN passes fresh sanctions on North Korea

[Right_in_Virginia]

UN passes fresh sanctions on North Korea
CNN, Sep 12, 2017, Zachary Cohen and Richard Roth


The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a US-drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea on Monday -- a move that comes just one week after the rogue nation carried out its sixth and largest nuclear test.

The resolution is designed to accomplish six major goals: cap North Korea's oil imports, ban textile exports, end additional overseas laborer contracts, suppress smuggling efforts, stop joint ventures with other nations and sanction designated North Korean government entities, according to a US official familiar with negotiations.

"Today, we are saying the world will never accept a nuclear armed North Korea, and today the Security Council is saying that if the North Korean regime does not halt its nuclear program, we will act to stop it ourselves," US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said following the vote Monday.


More:  http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/11/politics/north-korea-un-security-council-vote/

[Right_in_Virginia]

I suppose the nugget of good news is these sanctions passed unanimously.

[Fishrrman]

No "sanctions" are going to stop the NORKs from reaching their goal.
They're too close. Why stop now?

Indeed, if the sanctions get to strong, they may decide to lash out and act even more dangerously...