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UN To Seek Sanctions For North Korea Following Hydrogen Bomb Test

The UN have issued a statement saying that they “strongly condemn” the actions of North Korea’s hydrogen bomb test, and have threatened to impose new sanctions on Pyongyang.  The president of the security council, Elbio Rosselli, told reporters that the UN had “previously expressed their determination to take further significant measures in the event of another North Korea nuclear test“. Sputniknews.com reports: “In line with this commitment and the gravity of this violation, the members of the Security Council will begin to work immediately on such measures in a new Security Council resolution,” he said, according to Reuters, adding that the test was “a clear violation of Security Council resolutions.” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called North Korea’s claims that it has tested a hydrogen bomb “deeply troubling” and “profoundly destabilizing for regional security.” “This test once again violates numerous Security Council resolutions despite the united call by the international community to cease such activities,” he told reporters. “It is also a grave contravention of the international norm against nuclear testing.” The tests have also drawn condemnation from world leaders. According to US officials speaking to CNN, the US will seek a UNSC resolution seeking new sanctions against Pyongyang. “This is going to have to be a fairly substantial resolution,” one of the officials said. “This is very concerning behavior, and we can’t just issue [...]