World leaders warn of ‘nuclear terrorism’ threat

Lee told Monti that North Korea would immediately receive aid from the South
if it opens up like Vietnam and China have done, his office said.

In his opening comments, Chinese President Hu Jintao called for leaders to “commit
to eliminating nuclear proliferation and the roots of nuclear terrorism.”

Obama urged leaders to secure nuclear material to prevent terrorists from
killing hundreds of thousands of people.

Lee said nuclear proliferation and terrorism “are becoming grave threats”
to international peace. “There is no border in terrorism,” he
said.

North Korea’s surprise announcement 11 days ago of a rocket launch came
shortly after Pyongyang and Washington settled an aid-for-nuclear-freeze
deal that had been seen as a breakthrough. Washington warns that the launch
would jeopardise that deal.

The impoverished North has a history of angling for food, oil and other
concessions in exchange for disarmament pledges and has previously created
crises during diplomatic talks in what negotiators see as attempts to secure
more aid.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told leaders during the summit that the
world is urging North Korea to cancel the launch, according to Japanese
officials.

“North Korea’s launch of a missile under the guise of a satellite, as
recently announced, is against the non-proliferation efforts of the
international community,” Foreign Ministry press secretary Yutaka Yokoi
said, quoting a copy of Noda’s prepared remarks.

Following last year’s earthquake and tsunami disaster, where three reactors
melted down, Japan hopes to stress the threat that natural disasters pose to
nuclear security, in addition to man-made events such as terrorism.

In Tokyo, Japan’s defense minister on Tuesday ordered interceptor missile
units to prepare for the launch. Seoul also said Monday it might shoot down
any parts of the North Korean rocket that pass over South Korean territory.

Source: agencies

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