Kang Nam Reverses Course
The Associated Press reports that the North Korea ship Kang Nam has reversed course from its supposed target. The ship, which was suspected of carrying banned weapons, reportedly was headed to Myanmar. After North Korea threatened to attack Hawaii, the U.S. sent the destroyer U.S.S. John McCain to intercept the Kang Nam.
The Kang Nam’s destination is still a mystery, and no one knows why the ship changed course. According to the AP, our Navy had been following the ship at a distance. North Korea threatened war if its ships were stopped and inspected.
Earlier this month, President Barack Obama said that the U.S. was “more than willing to engage in negotiations to get North Korea on a path of peaceful coexistence with its neighbors…[b]ut belligerent, provocative behavior that threatens neighbors will be met with significant and serious enforcement of sanctions that are in place.”
(Photo credit: Vincent Yu/AP/File)
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