Naval Stand-off Reported Between North Korea And The U.S.

Guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell in the western Pacific Ocean Photo: AFP

US Navy Intercepts North Korean 'Missile Carrier' -- The Telegraph

The US Navy has intercepted a North Korean ship suspected of carrying missile technology to Burma and after dramatic stand-off forced it to turn back, according to The New York Time.

Pyongyang was forced to recall the ship home after the confrontation last month, which involved several days of diplomatic wrangling.

The US government made no official announcement about the operation, the paper added.

But it said US officials had described the episode as an example of how they can use a combination of naval power and diplomatic pressure to enforce UN sanctions imposed on North Korea after its 2009 nuclear test.

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