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The U.S. and Japan want the United Nations Security Council to cut North Korea’s financial ties and forbid Kim Jong-Il’s regime from selling weapons to raise money, diplomats involved in the talks said.
The proposed U.N. sanctions are among options under discussion by the U.S., Japan, Russia, China, France, Britain and South Korea.
Along the Koreas’ border, U.S. and South Korean troops today boosted their alert level to the highest category since 2006. Compiled from wire reports
