Nippon Need US Support to Vote on UN Sanctions Against North Korea

As usual, the UN is not articulating its position on North Korean Nuclear and Missile programs.

However, our major ally Japan is pushing the United Nations Security Council to time a vote on a resolution about North Korea's missile tests to coincide with the start of the Group of Eight summit of leading industrialized countries.

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso mentioned it is time for the United Nations Security Council to vote on a resolution concerning North Korea's July 5 missile tests.

Aso notes that Japan wants the issue resolved by the end of the day in New York. That is shortly before the Group of Eight leaders convene in Russia for their annual summit.

I have done some research on the nuclear club members (informal and formal). (See below).




US
Russia
United Kingdom
France China
Israel
India Pakistan North Korea
Weapons

Stockpile
10,640
16,000
200
350
?400
200
110-150 75
~13

Deliverable
6,390
3,242
200
350
~325
200
110
75
~13

ICBM

Number
500
497
24

Warheads
1,320
1,770
24

Type
MM II : 0
MM III: 500
MX PK : 12
SS-18: 148
SS-19: 35
SS-24: 36
SS-25: 300
SS-27: 40
DF-5: 24

IRBM, MRBM

Number 100
100
70
100
100

Warheads
100
100
+50
65
8

Type DF-3 : 40
DF-4 : 12
DF-21: 48 Jericho 1 : 50
Jericho 2 : 50
Prithvi : 70
Agni : 20
Shaheen-I : 34
Shaheen-II : 15
Ghauri : 50
ND-1 : 100

SLBM

Number 360
192
58
64
12
24

Warheads
2,880
672
~200
384
12
24