Jan. 22 — North Korea will resume tests of ballistic missiles if the United Nations Security Council begins discussions on the crisis over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions, diplomatic sources close to North Korea said on Wednesday.
U.S. DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARY of State John Bolton, Washington’s top arms control official, told a news conference in Seoul that he expected the U.N. Security Council to take up the issue by the end of the week.
“The North would lift its self-imposed moratorium on missile launches if and when the issue is referred to the Security Council,” said a source with close ties with North Korea, adding that an actual test launch would follow soon.
“Pyongyang will never cave in to threats and will respond with an even harder line,” he said. “But we have to see the true intention behind Bolton’s remarks.”
