Nuclear program of North Korea
UN Security Council Condems N Korea over Rocket Launch
The United Nations Security Council on Sunday condemned the launch of a long-range rocket by North Korea.
It stopped short of new sanctions but assured it would introduce them soon, after Pyongyang launched a long-range rocket that took a satellite into orbit around the Earth.
UN Security Council to Meet over North Korea Rocket Launch
The United States, Japan and South Korea have requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council following Sunday's launch of a long-range rocket by North Korea, Fox News has reported.
The security council session is likely to start at 11 a.m. New York time (6 p.m. Sofia time) on Sunday.
China echoes concerns over N Korea rocket launch plans
China on Feb. 3 joined the global chorus of anger and concern over a planned rocket launch by North Korea, while Japan vowed to shoot down any missile that threatened its territory.
Japan puts military on alert for possible North Korean missile test
Japan has put its military on alert for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch after indications it is preparing for a test firing, while the United States has seen increased activity around a North Korean missile site, suggesting preparations for a possible space launch in the near future.
US, China agree on need for new UN measure on North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed on Jan. 27 on the need for a significant new U.N. Security resolution targeting North Korea after its Jan. 6 nuclear test, though there were few signs of concrete progress.
U.S. flies B-52 over S.Korea after North's nuclear test
The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Jan. 10, in a show of force following North Korea's nuclear test last week.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un maintained that Jan. 6's test was of a hydrogen bomb and said it was a self-defensive step against a U.S. threat of nuclear war.
Greek Foreign Ministry expresses ‘extreme concern’ over N. Korea nuclear test
Greece’s foreign ministry has finally issued a statement over the nuclear test carried out by North Korea two days after the incident, expressing “extreme concern”.
Turkey 'strongly condemns' North Korea nuclear test
Turkey has joined in the condemnation of North Korea over its fourth nuclear test, calling it "an unacceptable threat" to global peace and stability.
Bulgaria "Deeply Concerned" by North Korea's Announcement of Hydrogen Bomb Test
Bulgaria said on Wednesday that it is "deeply concerned" by North Korea's announcement of a nuclear test.
If the announcement is confirmed, "a fourth nuclear test would be a drastic violation of resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013) and 2094 (2013) of the UN Security Council and the safeguards agreement with the IAEA," the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
UN, IAEA Chiefs Condemn Nuclear Test Reported by North Korea
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that the underground nuclear test announced by North Korea is "deeply troubling" .
The hydrogen bomb test violates numerous resolutions of the UN Security Council despite calls by the international community to cease such activities, Ban Ki-moon told reporters at the UN headquarters, according to un.org.