[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H5053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    STRONG STAND AGAINST NORTH KOREA

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to emphatically encourage the 
United Nations to take a strong stand against North Korea.
  Last Tuesday, North Korea shocked the world by test-firing missiles, 
including a long-range Taepodong-2, that could one day be capable of 
reaching the western United States. Japanese and United States 
satellite photography have shown movement at North Korean bases that 
indicate preparations for even further missile launches.
  Mr. Speaker, the carrot approach of previous administrations has done 
nothing to deter Kim Jong-il's erratic and irresponsible behavior.
  In 1994, North Korea agreed to freeze and ultimately dismantle its 
existing plutonium-based nuclear program. However, in December 2002, we 
learned the North Korean regime was pursuing a nuclear weapons program 
based on enriched uranium in violation of that agreement.
  Mr. Speaker, we must learn from our previous efforts. We cannot stake 
our national security on meaningless agreements with an unpredictable 
and maniacal dictator.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me in imploring the United Nations 
to condemn North Korea's actions as a threat to stability around the 
globe.

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