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| N Korea faces new UN resolution | N Korea faces new UN resolution |
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| The UN Security Council has agreed to begin work immediately on a new resolution on North Korea after its nuclear test, its chairman said. | The UN Security Council has agreed to begin work immediately on a new resolution on North Korea after its nuclear test, its chairman said. |
| Members voiced strong opposition to the test and condemned it, Russia's UN envoy, Vitaly Churkin, said after an emergency meeting of the Council. | Members voiced strong opposition to the test and condemned it, Russia's UN envoy, Vitaly Churkin, said after an emergency meeting of the Council. |
| North Korea announced the underground test as part of work to bolster what it called its nuclear deterrent. | North Korea announced the underground test as part of work to bolster what it called its nuclear deterrent. |
| The US ambassador to the UN said America wanted "strong measures". | The US ambassador to the UN said America wanted "strong measures". |
| Susan Rice said she expected the Security Council to start working on the resolution on Tuesday. | Susan Rice said she expected the Security Council to start working on the resolution on Tuesday. |
| Churkin said the Security Council had agreed to begin work on a new resolution | Churkin said the Security Council had agreed to begin work on a new resolution |
| "The US thinks that this is a grave violation of international law and a threat to regional and international peace and security," she said, speaking after Mr Churkin in New York. | "The US thinks that this is a grave violation of international law and a threat to regional and international peace and security," she said, speaking after Mr Churkin in New York. |
| "And therefore the United States will seek a strong resolution with strong measures." | "And therefore the United States will seek a strong resolution with strong measures." |
| North Korea had been warning for weeks that it would strengthen its "deterrent" and walked away from long-running negotiations on its nuclear programme after the US pressed it over the verification of previous agreements. | North Korea had been warning for weeks that it would strengthen its "deterrent" and walked away from long-running negotiations on its nuclear programme after the US pressed it over the verification of previous agreements. |
| See map of test site | See map of test site |
| The blast, which was estimated by international seismologists to have the power of a 4.5 earthquake, appears to have been much more powerful than North Korea's first nuclear test, in October 2006. | The blast, which was estimated by international seismologists to have the power of a 4.5 earthquake, appears to have been much more powerful than North Korea's first nuclear test, in October 2006. |
| Defence officials in neighbouring Russia say it was an explosion of up to 20 kilotons, making it comparable to the American bombs that flattened Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. | Defence officials in neighbouring Russia say it was an explosion of up to 20 kilotons, making it comparable to the American bombs that flattened Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. |
| Difficult task | Difficult task |
| The test was, Mr Churkin told reporters, a clear violation of UN Resolution 1718. That resolution imposed sanctions on North Korea after its first test. | The test was, Mr Churkin told reporters, a clear violation of UN Resolution 1718. That resolution imposed sanctions on North Korea after its first test. |
| NUCLEAR CRISIS Oct 2006 - North Korea conducts an underground nuclear testFeb 2007 - North Korea agrees to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for fuel aidJune 2007 - North Korea shuts its main Yongbyon reactorJune 2008 - North Korea makes its long-awaited declaration of nuclear assetsOct 2008 - The US removes North Korea from its list of countries which sponsor terrorismDec 2008 - Pyongyang slows work to dismantle its nuclear programme after a US decision to suspend energy aidJan 2009 - The North says it is scrapping all military and political deals with the South, accusing it of "hostile intent"April 2009 - Pyongyang launches a rocket carrying what it says is a communications satellite25 May 2009 - North Korea conducts a second nuclear test Q&A: North Korea nuclear test Korean test rocks region N Korea a problem for Obama | NUCLEAR CRISIS Oct 2006 - North Korea conducts an underground nuclear testFeb 2007 - North Korea agrees to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for fuel aidJune 2007 - North Korea shuts its main Yongbyon reactorJune 2008 - North Korea makes its long-awaited declaration of nuclear assetsOct 2008 - The US removes North Korea from its list of countries which sponsor terrorismDec 2008 - Pyongyang slows work to dismantle its nuclear programme after a US decision to suspend energy aidJan 2009 - The North says it is scrapping all military and political deals with the South, accusing it of "hostile intent"April 2009 - Pyongyang launches a rocket carrying what it says is a communications satellite25 May 2009 - North Korea conducts a second nuclear test Q&A: North Korea nuclear test Korean test rocks region N Korea a problem for Obama |
| "The members of the Security Council voiced their strong opposition to, and condemnation of, the nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on May 25 2009, which constitutes a clear violation of resolution 1718," Russia's envoy said. | "The members of the Security Council voiced their strong opposition to, and condemnation of, the nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on May 25 2009, which constitutes a clear violation of resolution 1718," Russia's envoy said. |
| "The members of the Security Council demand that the DPRK comply fully with its obligations under resolutions 1695 and 1718, and other related Security Council resolutions and statements, and calls upon all member-states to uphold their obligations under these resolutions and statements. | "The members of the Security Council demand that the DPRK comply fully with its obligations under resolutions 1695 and 1718, and other related Security Council resolutions and statements, and calls upon all member-states to uphold their obligations under these resolutions and statements. |
| "The members of the Security Council have decided to start work immediately on a Security Council resolution on this matter, in accordance with the Security Council's responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations." | "The members of the Security Council have decided to start work immediately on a Security Council resolution on this matter, in accordance with the Security Council's responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations." |
| The UK's Ambassador to the UN, Sir John Sawers, explained that the Council had decided to act in two stages, first issuing a statement "strongly condemning and opposing what the North Koreans have done by carrying out this second nuclear test". | The UK's Ambassador to the UN, Sir John Sawers, explained that the Council had decided to act in two stages, first issuing a statement "strongly condemning and opposing what the North Koreans have done by carrying out this second nuclear test". |
| "And we decided to start work immediately on a further Security Council resolution in order to uphold the international peace and security in the region," he added. | "And we decided to start work immediately on a further Security Council resolution in order to uphold the international peace and security in the region," he added. |
| The international community faces a difficult task, confronting what many view as a dangerously unpredictable regime, BBC world affairs correspondent David Loyn reports. | The international community faces a difficult task, confronting what many view as a dangerously unpredictable regime, BBC world affairs correspondent David Loyn reports. |
| After the worst harvest for a decade, the World Food Programme believe a quarter of the population of North Korea need food aid. | After the worst harvest for a decade, the World Food Programme believe a quarter of the population of North Korea need food aid. |
| To divert attention, the government has abruptly broken off talks, test-firing both long- and short-range missiles and then carrying out the underground test, a major escalation, our correspondent says. | To divert attention, the government has abruptly broken off talks, test-firing both long- and short-range missiles and then carrying out the underground test, a major escalation, our correspondent says. |
| It could be that this change of mind is part of an internal power struggle as hardliners seek to provoke the world to justify their own repressive rule, he adds. | It could be that this change of mind is part of an internal power struggle as hardliners seek to provoke the world to justify their own repressive rule, he adds. |
| 'Self-defensive' | 'Self-defensive' |
| An official communique read out on North Korean state radio said another round of underground nuclear testing had been "successfully conducted... as part of measures to enhance the Republic's self-defensive nuclear deterrent in all directions". | An official communique read out on North Korean state radio said another round of underground nuclear testing had been "successfully conducted... as part of measures to enhance the Republic's self-defensive nuclear deterrent in all directions". |
| China is the key to this problem Chris, Colchester, BBC News website reader Should the world be worried? | China is the key to this problem Chris, Colchester, BBC News website reader Should the world be worried? |
| Monitors detected the test at a depth of 10km (six miles), at 0954 (0054 GMT) on Monday. | Monitors detected the test at a depth of 10km (six miles), at 0954 (0054 GMT) on Monday. |
| The North did not report the test site but South Korean officials placed it in the north-eastern region around the town of Kilju, the site of North Korea's first nuclear test. | The North did not report the test site but South Korean officials placed it in the north-eastern region around the town of Kilju, the site of North Korea's first nuclear test. |
| South Korean Defence Minister Lee Sang-hee said the North had also launched two short-range missiles, one at 1208 (0308 GMT), and one at 1703 (0803 GMT). | South Korean Defence Minister Lee Sang-hee said the North had also launched two short-range missiles, one at 1208 (0308 GMT), and one at 1703 (0803 GMT). |
| US President Barack Obama said North Korea was "not only deepening its own isolation it's also inviting stronger international pressure". | US President Barack Obama said North Korea was "not only deepening its own isolation it's also inviting stronger international pressure". |
| NORTH KOREA'S SUSPECTED NUCLEAR TEST SITE Nuclear test on 25 May 2009 is thought to have been carried out at same site as October 2006 test | NORTH KOREA'S SUSPECTED NUCLEAR TEST SITE Nuclear test on 25 May 2009 is thought to have been carried out at same site as October 2006 test |
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