http://www.msnbc.com/news/850567.asp?vts=123120021510
(go down to where it says, "REPORT: N. KOREA CAN’T FULFILL PACT")
There's this article:
http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s756130.htm
mentioning Interfax as quoting the ambassador about the threat, but I'm interested to see if any other papers mention this "threat" by the US.
Or is the ambassador only loosely referring to N. Korea as part of the Axis of Evil thing, framed in the US Nuclear Posture Review of Jan. 2002, and using it as the raison d'etre for his choice of words (short form here:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/policy/dod/npr.htm
SIZING THE NUCLEAR F0RCE (p. 16) “In setting requirements for nuclear strike capabilities, distinctions can be made among the contingencies for which the United States must be prepared. Contingencies can be categorized as immediate, potential or unexpected."
“Immediate contingencies involve well-recognized current dangers… Current examples of immediate contingencies include an Iraqi attack on Israel or its neighbors, a North Korean attack on South Korea, or a military confrontation over the status of Taiwan."
"Potential contingencies are plausible, but not immediate dangers. For example, the emergence of a new, hostile military coalition against the United States or its allies in which one or more members possesses WMD and the means of delivery is a potential contingency that could have major consequences for U.S. defense planning, including plans for nuclear forces.” (p. 16)
Unexpected contingencies are sudden and unpredicted security challenges," like the Cuban Missile Crisis. "Contemporary illustrations might include a sudden regime change by which an existing nuclear arsenal comes into the hands of a new, hostile leadership group, or an opponents surprise unveiling of WMD capabilities." Ibid.
'North Korea, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Libya are among the countries that could be involved in immediate, potential, or unexpected contingencies. All have longstanding hostility toward the United States and its security partners; North Korea and Iraq in particular have been chronic military concerns. All sponsor or harbor terrorists, and all have active WMD and missile programs." Ibid
Todd
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