The US and North Korea - Korean Crisis Update

White House: President Obama's statement on North Korea's nuclear test this morning, " North Korea announced today that it conducted a third nuclear test.  This is a highly provocative act that, following its December 12 ballistic missile launch, undermines regional stability, violates North Korea’s obligations under numerous United Nations Security Council resolutions, contravenes its commitments under the September 19, 2005 Joint Statement of the Six-Party Talks, and increases the risk of proliferation.  North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs constitute a threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security. The United States remains vigilant in the face of North Korean provocations and steadfast in our defense commitments to allies in the region.

These provocations do not make North Korea more secure.  Far from achieving its stated goal of becoming a strong and prosperous nation, North Korea has instead increasingly isolated and impoverished its people through its ill-advised pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.

The danger posed by North Korea’s threatening activities warrants further swift and credible action by the international community.  The United States will also continue to take steps necessary to defend ourselves and our allies. We will strengthen close coordination with allies and partners and work with our Six-Party partners, the United Nations Security Council, and other UN member states to pursue firm action. ".  The a readout of a telephone call with the President of South Korea, " The President spoke to Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak this morning to consult and coordinate on the response to North Korea’s announced nuclear test.  The two leaders condemned this highly provocative violation of North Korea’s international obligations.  They agreed to work closely together, including at the United Nations Security Council, to seek a range of measures aimed at impeding North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and reducing the risk of proliferation.  President Obama unequivocally reaffirmed that the United States remains steadfast in its defense commitments to the Republic of Korea, including the extended deterrence offered by the U.S. nuclear umbrella.  The President also thanked President Lee for his leadership and friendship over the past four years and pledged to work closely with President-elect Park to further strengthen U.S.-ROK cooperation. ".

Lets Get Real:

And the end result folks, 0, and North Korea get away with it again, China can not afford to really cut off North Korea as the Regime might fall, sending millions of starving North Koreans over the border, South Korea and Japan have to hope if it comes down to it that the US will protect its allies.    This disaster is US Foreign Policy is not the fault of President Obama, it goes back to the Clinton Administration, when Carter blind sided President Clinton with a agreement framework that should have stopped North Korea going nuclear, of course North Korea did not keep its word and every Administration after that has been blackmailed by the Stalinist Regime.    The big fear in the US is that North Korea will sell its technical developments to Iran, thus causing a regional war in the Middle East.   Thus as stated in my tweets of this morning, China needs to act over its suppose ally and the following developing crisis's could sink a 2nd Obama term, North Korea, Syria and finally Iran, and Iran is the ace in the pack folks, if Tehran goes nuclear it does not matter what else Obama does, history will blame him for that massive disaster in US national security.