Impotent means feeble, weak or lack of power. The term was recently used to portray the lack of action from the UN, after North Korea’s rocket launch.
The Security Council deadlock over North Korea’s rocket launch is turning into an early test of the Obama administration’s U.N.-focused multilateralism. After 6 days of U.S. President Barack Obama’s swift punishment of North Korea, the Security Council hasn’t acted.
Japan has been critical and is sending call for quick response for U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice, they have also tried to downplay opportunity of immediate progress.
China and Russia has opposed the draft Security Council declaration, which is put forth by the U.S. and Japan that would at a minimum enforce military and financial sanctions imposed on North Korea after its underground nuclear weapons test in October 2006.
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