Economics
Push for UN Sanctions on North Korea Hung Up on Definition of an ICBM
- Russia says missile North Korea launched was only medium-range
- Sanctions resolution impasse limits President Trump’s options
North Korea Isn't Backing Down
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North Korea boasted that it successfully test-fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile on the Fourth of July, and the U.S. angrily agrees. Russia says not-so-fast, and that’s blocking action at the United Nations.
After the launch that brought Kim Jong Un’s regime closer to delivering on its vow to develop a nuclear weapon that could hit the U.S. mainland, President Donald Trump said his options included “some pretty severe things.” But the administration’s immediate effort has been a so-far frustrated pursuit of new UN sanctions.