Obama pledges to protect Japan against nuclear attacks

U.S. President Barack Obama reiterated his country’s readiness to protect Japan by using the U.S. nuclear umbrella after North Korea's third nuclear test.

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Thursday, 14.02.2013.

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WASHINGTON U.S. President Barack Obama reiterated his country’s readiness to protect Japan by using the U.S. nuclear umbrella after North Korea's third nuclear test. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Obama spoke on the phone about North Korea's nuclear test on Wednesday and possible responses to Pyongyang’s “provocative violation of international obligations”, the White House said in a statement. Obama pledges to protect Japan against nuclear attacks Obama stressed that the U.S. remained steadfast in its defense commitments to Japan, including the extended deterrence offered by the U.S. nuclear umbrella. The two officials pledged to work closely together to seek significant action at the UN Security Council and to cooperate on measures aimed at impeding North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, the White House added in the statement. Abe, who will visit the U.S. in late February, met with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday. South Korea and Japan fear North Korea’s nuclear test the most, bearing in mind their geographical position. North Korea released on Tuesday that it had successfully conducted an underground nuclear test in the northeast of the country. The test was strongly condemned by the UN Security Council, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, NATO, the White House, Russia and China. Barack Obama (Beta/AP) Beta

Obama pledges to protect Japan against nuclear attacks

Obama stressed that the U.S. remained steadfast in its defense commitments to Japan, including the extended deterrence offered by the U.S. nuclear umbrella.

The two officials pledged to work closely together to seek significant action at the UN Security Council and to cooperate on measures aimed at impeding North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, the White House added in the statement.

Abe, who will visit the U.S. in late February, met with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday.

South Korea and Japan fear North Korea’s nuclear test the most, bearing in mind their geographical position.

North Korea released on Tuesday that it had successfully conducted an underground nuclear test in the northeast of the country. The test was strongly condemned by the UN Security Council, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, NATO, the White House, Russia and China.

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