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 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's rejection of a U.N. resolution sanctioning the communist nation for its reported nuclear test was a repetition of Pyongyang's well-worn rhetoric, and comments that it would consider sanctions a declaration of war essentially an empty threat.
The U.N. Security Council's unanimous resolution would be expected to be criticized loudly by the North, which deeply resents the outside world trying to force it do something without giving anything in return, which runs counter to its primary ideology of "juche," or self-reliance.
Bending to others' will also would make North Korean leader Kim Jong Il appear weak, something he can't afford to do to maintain his grip on power without losing face.
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