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N Korea 'facing tough measures'
North Korea's claim sparked angry protests in the South
North Korea faces tough international measures and further isolation over its claim to have tested a nuclear bomb, diplomats said.
The international community has strongly condemned the North.
The US described the reported test as a "provocative act", while Pyongyang's closest ally China issued an unusually strong statement calling it "brazen".
The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution that proposes strict financial and trade sanctions.
It is not yet clear if China and Russia, which have opposed sanctions in the past, will change their position.
North Korea's neighbours remain tense in the wake of Monday's announcement. China has reportedly cancelled leave for troops along part of its border with the North, and South Korean forces have been ordered to stay alert.
The nuclear test... marks a historic event... It will contribute to defending peace and stability
- North Korean statement.
There is still a degree of uncertainty about the size and nature of the device which North Korea claims to have exploded.
Scientists in South Korea say they believe the North's claim is genuine, but they are still trying to get further confirmation. Experts have warned that it could take up to two weeks to reach a proper conclusion.
Tough measures
Meeting in New York, the UN Security Council strongly condemned North Korea over its claimed test.
It is also weighing up options for punitive action, and is considering a 13-point draft resolution proposed by the US, seeking targeted sanctions. The proposals include:
The US wants to see the sanctions brought under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter, which means they would be mandatory and ultimately enforceable by military means.
Japan, too, has joined Washington's push for tough sanctions, and South Korea has promised to review its so-called "sunshine policy" of engagement with its reclusive neighbour.
What is the world coming to? Mankind should be so much more civilized than this
- Jessica Cogswell, USA
The response of China - the nearest the North has to a political ally, and the country that holds the most influence over the isolated regime - is seen by many analysts to be key in moving this crisis forward.
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Now i'm afraid for my safety in the World and everyone in it.
I agree with the fact that North Korea shouldn't have true weapons of Mass Destruction in as much as I feel all countries shouldn't have Nuclear Weapons. I completely understand the argument of 'needing to protect ones Country'.
Yet I feel it slightly hypocritical that the Western World should feel the need to prevent a Country from having what they already have - in this case Nuclear Weapons. If America and other Countries didn't have a stockpile of Nuclear weapons potentially pointed at its enemies then other Countries wouldn't feel the need to have the same.
That in and of itself is a 'catch 22' situation however because no one is going to lay their weapons on the ground first and whoever did may feel underthreat by the country that didn't.
True if I had to choose between North Korea with Nuclear Weapon or America I would pick America, but that is only based on what side of the World I lived on. If I was from the East I would feel as threatened by the America threat as I now do by the N.Korean threat. Because I can come to that conclusion because I cannot totally say that I trust either side NOT to use their Nuclear capabilities I feel their should simply be a global ban on these weapons.
So what next for the World?
North Korea faces tough international measures and further isolation over its claim to have tested a nuclear bomb, diplomats said.
The international community has strongly condemned the North.
The US described the reported test as a "provocative act", while Pyongyang's closest ally China issued an unusually strong statement calling it "brazen".
The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution that proposes strict financial and trade sanctions.
It is not yet clear if China and Russia, which have opposed sanctions in the past, will change their position.
North Korea's neighbours remain tense in the wake of Monday's announcement. China has reportedly cancelled leave for troops along part of its border with the North, and South Korean forces have been ordered to stay alert.
There is still a degree of uncertainty about the size and nature of the device which North Korea claims to have exploded.
Scientists in South Korea say they believe the North's claim is genuine, but they are still trying to get further confirmation. Experts have warned that it could take up to two weeks to reach a proper conclusion.
Tough measures
Meeting in New York, the UN Security Council strongly condemned North Korea over its claimed test.
It is also weighing up options for punitive action, and is considering a 13-point draft resolution proposed by the US, seeking targeted sanctions. The proposals include:
- Halting trade in material that could be used to make weapons of mass destruction
- Inspections of cargo going in and out of North Korea
- The ending of financial transactions used to support nuclear proliferation
- A ban on the import of luxury goods
The US wants to see the sanctions brought under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter, which means they would be mandatory and ultimately enforceable by military means.
Japan, too, has joined Washington's push for tough sanctions, and South Korea has promised to review its so-called "sunshine policy" of engagement with its reclusive neighbour.
The response of China - the nearest the North has to a political ally, and the country that holds the most influence over the isolated regime - is seen by many analysts to be key in moving this crisis forward.
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Now i'm afraid for my safety in the World and everyone in it.
I agree with the fact that North Korea shouldn't have true weapons of Mass Destruction in as much as I feel all countries shouldn't have Nuclear Weapons. I completely understand the argument of 'needing to protect ones Country'.
Yet I feel it slightly hypocritical that the Western World should feel the need to prevent a Country from having what they already have - in this case Nuclear Weapons. If America and other Countries didn't have a stockpile of Nuclear weapons potentially pointed at its enemies then other Countries wouldn't feel the need to have the same.
That in and of itself is a 'catch 22' situation however because no one is going to lay their weapons on the ground first and whoever did may feel underthreat by the country that didn't.
True if I had to choose between North Korea with Nuclear Weapon or America I would pick America, but that is only based on what side of the World I lived on. If I was from the East I would feel as threatened by the America threat as I now do by the N.Korean threat. Because I can come to that conclusion because I cannot totally say that I trust either side NOT to use their Nuclear capabilities I feel their should simply be a global ban on these weapons.
So what next for the World?
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