Nuclear program of North Korea

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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