The United States, China and Russia led a chorus of global condemnation Tuesday after North Korea defied months of stark international warnings and carried out a third nuclear test.
US President Barack Obama called for "swift and credible" action after the underground blast as even Pyongyang's top ally China voiced "firm opposition" to the nuclear test and Russia urged a halt to its "illegal actions."
The UN Security Council met in emergency session early Tuesday, after last month passing a resolution threatening "significant action" in the event of a new nuclear test.
"We certainly hope that the council will be able to send a clear message of strong condemnation," Philip Parham, Britain's deputy UN ambassador, told reporters as he entered the closed meeting in the UN's New York headquarters.
Read the full story at SpaceDaily