As we told you last night, North Korea conducted yet another nuclear test.
The White House has issued the obligatory strongly-worded statement:
.@POTUS makes a statement on North Korea's nuclear test: https://t.co/3QqCs9A9Bp pic.twitter.com/AaEnck1uGb
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 9, 2016
Full written statement from Pres Obama on North Korea nuke test. pic.twitter.com/nhPPFf2NFD
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 9, 2016
BREAKING: Obama condemns North Korea's nuclear test, says US will never accept country as a nuclear state.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 9, 2016
.@POTUS warns of new sanctions after N Korea nuclear test: White House https://t.co/jnPkoOTbwP
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) September 9, 2016
North Korea appears to have been unimpressed with previous strongly worded statements, but we’ll see what happens.
https://twitter.com/petercrowell/status/774247008303509504
https://twitter.com/WillKomorowski/status/774248900601507840
.@markknoller Acceptance is 1st of 12-steps.
This statement doesn't address the disease of weakness plaguing world pic.twitter.com/qpqDAQGyNS— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) September 9, 2016
so where's the new "red line?"
— Evan Coy (@evancoy) September 9, 2016
The resolutions and sanctions have been so effective that we're going to continue to rely on them. https://t.co/dyg6pZg3Cb
— Jim Smith (@jimsmithrn) September 9, 2016
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Yeah he needs to draw a red line. They will respect that.
— jacob62tht (@jacob62tht) September 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/Diplomtc_Immnty/status/774259305398665216
Why do politicians declare they are using "the strongest possible terms" instead of just using them ? https://t.co/byrYPKcIqr
— David Slade (@DSladeNews) September 9, 2016
— Niksen (@njkelton) September 9, 2016
If Kim Jong-un doesn’t knock it off, the White House might have to unleash its secret weapon:
https://twitter.com/worthyjoe/status/774250963150446592
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