Tillerson presses for economic sanctions on North Korea in special UN meeting
Posted on AllSides April 29th, 2017
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took the escalating threat of a nuclear North Korea to the United Nations Security Council Friday, urging member countries to financially cut ties with Pyongyang and freeze access to funds that could be used to build up that nation’s nuclear arsenal.