Well, Color Me Surprised...Not

Now who in their right (sorry for that term) mind would expect NoKorea to knuckle under?

A defiant North Korea has declared UN sanctions impossed following its nuclear test tantamount to a "declaration of war" as Japan sounded the alert over a possible second atom bomb test.

In its first government reaction since the UN Security Council imposed the measures, the Stalinist regime warned it would strike with "merciless blows" against any countries that impinged on its sovereignty.

The statement came as the United States sought to tighten the screws on the reclusive nation with a diplomatic drive aimed at cutting off its lifeblood by ensuring the UN measures are vigorously enforced.

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