Proceeding contribution from Malcolm Rifkind (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 10 October 2006. It occurred during Urgent question on North Korea Nuclear Test.

North Korea Nuclear Test

Does the Foreign Secretary agree that a failure by the Security Council to impose serious sanctions would send a green light to Iran, suggesting that it could proceed with impunity with its aspirations for nuclear weapons? Does the Secretary of State accept that if the North Korean regime is likely to collapse some time over the next few years, it might be better if it collapsed sooner rather than later, before it could threaten its neighbours with nuclear weapons? Does not this point to very effective sanctions, including oil sanctions, being imposed at this stage?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 450 c167
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Nuclear weapons North Korea Proliferation Security Testing Sanctions UN Security Council
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

North Korea Nuclear Test

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