Report: US Navy Will Intercept North Korean Ship

Fox News reports, you decide.

The U.S. military is seeking to intercept a flagged North Korean ship suspected of proliferating weapons material in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution passed last Friday, FOX News has learned.

The USS John McCain, a navy destroyer, will intercept the ship Kang Nam as soon as it leaves the vicinity off the coast of China, according to a senior U.S. defense official.

The ship left a port in North Korea Wednesday and appears to be heading toward Singapore, according to a senior U.S. military source. The vessel, which the military has been tracking since its departure, could be carrying weaponry, missile parts or nuclear materials.

I would not have thought this would be our course of action. I would have thought we would let Singapore authorities board the ship for inspection when it arrives, and let them exercise their legal authority to support the UN resolution.

I think this is pretty bold of the Obama administration, clearly they feel like they can take some risk here.