{"id":317677,"date":"2017-07-17T05:17:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T04:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/as-the-us-threatened-north-korea-122-countries-voted-to-ban-nuclear-weapons\/"},"modified":"2017-07-17T05:17:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T04:17:47","slug":"as-the-us-threatened-north-korea-122-countries-voted-to-ban-nuclear-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/as-the-us-threatened-north-korea-122-countries-voted-to-ban-nuclear-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"As the US Threatened North Korea, 122 Countries Voted to Ban Nuclear Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span class=\"wf_caption\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 640px; width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.truth-out.org\/images\/Images_2017_07\/2017_0716k_.jpg\" alt=\"Emergency equipment sign is seen inside of subway on July 6, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. According to the metropolita government, South Korea's city subway stations serve a dual purpose with over 3,300 designated as shelters in case of aerial bombardment including any threat from North Korea. (Photo: Chung Sung-Jun \/ Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: auto;\"\/><span style=\"text-align: left; margin-top: 3px; display: block;\">Emergency equipment sign is seen inside of subway on July 6, 2017, in Seoul, South Korea. According to the metropolita government, South Korea&#8217;s city subway stations serve a dual purpose with over 3,300 designated as shelters in case of aerial bombardment including any threat from North Korea. (Photo: Chung Sung-Jun \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On July 4, North Korea conducted a missile test that, according to most analysts, demonstrated continued progress towards fielding an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could deliver a nuclear warhead to the continental United States. Shortly thereafter, the US and South Korean militaries conducted a highly visible missile exercise of their own, launching accurate tactical missiles that could quickly strike targets throughout much of North Korea, perhaps even threatening North Korea&#8217;s leadership. Responsible US diplomacy is urgently needed to de-escalate this potentially catastrophic nuclear flashpoint.<\/p>\n<p>Recent alarming actions have continued rounds of threat and counter-threat that have gathered momentum since early this year, with North Korea&#8217;s nuclear weapons and missile tests alternating with massive joint US-North Korea military exercises, deployments of US naval and air forces close to North Korea&#8217;s shores and flight tests of US ICBMs &#8212; systems already fully tested, deployed and capable of raining hundreds of nuclear warheads on North Korea in short order. Although typically described as &#8220;routine,&#8221; the US government uses these tests to send a message. Prior to a similar test in early 2016, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-defense-nuclear-idUSKCN0VZ02R\" target=\"_blank\">told reporters<\/a>, &#8220;We and the Russians and the Chinese routinely do test shots to prove that the operational missiles that we have are reliable. And that is a signal &#8230; that we are prepared to use nuclear weapons in defense of our country if necessary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These bellicose acts have been accompanied by equally bellicose rhetoric. US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley <a href=\"https:\/\/usun.state.gov\/remarks\/7890\">stated<\/a> at an emergency meeting of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.truth-out.org\/opinion\/item\/41283-as-the-us-threatened-north-korea-122-countries-voted-to-ban-nuclear-weapons\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emergency equipment sign is seen inside of subway on July 6, 2017, in Seoul, South Korea. According to the metropolita government, South Korea&#8217;s city subway stations serve a dual purpose with over 3,300 designated as shelters in case of aerial bombardment including any threat from North Korea. 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