U.S. Military Plane Heads for the Korean Peninsula
Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Yasuhisa Shiozaki, said Thursday the U.N. Security Council is working on sending a strong message to Pyongyang, after it said on Tuesday it would test a nuclear device at an unspecified date to bolster its defenses against the U.S.. Japan circulated a strongly-worded draft text to Council members Wednesday warning North Korea not to carry out the nuclear test. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters hat Moscow is holding direct talks with North Korea in an effort to diffuse the situation. Meanwhile, Japanese media reports say a U.S. military plane capable of detecting radiation left the U.S. Airbase at Okinawa earlier Thursday headed for the Korean Peninsula.
日本内阁官房长官盐崎恭久星期四说，联合国安理会正准备向平壤发出强烈信息。平壤星期二宣布，将在一个没有具体说明的日期试验一种核装置，以加强针对美国的防务能力。日本向安理会成员国散发了一份措辞强硬的决议草案，警告北韩不要进行核试验。 俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫说，莫斯科正在跟北韩举行直接会谈，设法缓和局势。 日本媒体报导说，美国一架能够侦测放射性的军用飞机星期四早些时候从冲绳美国空军基地飞往朝鲜半岛。
