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Originally posted by gothweb
It doesn't matter *why* they need them. What right does one country have to intercept a legal trade of goods between two sovereign nations? None. Such blockades are either acts of war, or of piracy, and either way not on the up-and-up.
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You might be overstating the legitimacy of this transaction. Painting over the North Korean flag, not flying a flag, and packing the missiles in concrete doesn't sound much like a "legal trade between nations." Vessels that don?t identify themselves while traveling in international waters risk being boarded by any nation that sees fit.
Yemen recently agreed to not buy weapons from the North Koreans. This purchase was made before that agreement was made. Maybe they were trying to sneak them in so that the US did not become alarmed about it, but it backfired. Yemen tried to deny that they belonged to them first, then changed their story.
With certain areas of Yemen being almost lawless, I personally don?t believe it was an over-reaction to board a completely unmarked vessel coming from North Korea to verify it?s contents and it?s destination.