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| North Korea nuclear test: UN vows new measures | North Korea nuclear test: UN vows new measures |
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| The UN Security Council says it will begin work immediately on new measures against North Korea, after Pyongyang said it had tested a hydrogen bomb. | The UN Security Council says it will begin work immediately on new measures against North Korea, after Pyongyang said it had tested a hydrogen bomb. |
| The council condemned the test, saying "a clear threat to international peace and security continues to exist". | The council condemned the test, saying "a clear threat to international peace and security continues to exist". |
| This is the North's fourth nuclear test since 2006, but if confirmed would be the first of an H-bomb. | This is the North's fourth nuclear test since 2006, but if confirmed would be the first of an H-bomb. |
| However, the US has joined nuclear experts in questioning whether the blast was large enough for such a test. | However, the US has joined nuclear experts in questioning whether the blast was large enough for such a test. |
| US White House spokesman Josh Earnest said "initial analysis was not consistent with North Korea's claims of a successful hydrogen bomb test". | US White House spokesman Josh Earnest said "initial analysis was not consistent with North Korea's claims of a successful hydrogen bomb test". |
| He added: "Nothing that has occurred in the last 24 hours has caused the United States government to change our assessment of North Korea's technical and military capabilities." | He added: "Nothing that has occurred in the last 24 hours has caused the United States government to change our assessment of North Korea's technical and military capabilities." |
| The Security Council held an emergency session on Wednesday. It was called by the US, Japan and South Korea. | The Security Council held an emergency session on Wednesday. It was called by the US, Japan and South Korea. |
| Uruguay's UN Ambassador Elbio Rosselli, current president of the council, said: "The members... recalled that they have previously expressed their determination to take further significant measures in the event of another [North Korea] nuclear test. | Uruguay's UN Ambassador Elbio Rosselli, current president of the council, said: "The members... recalled that they have previously expressed their determination to take further significant measures in the event of another [North Korea] nuclear test. |
| "In line with this commitment and the gravity of this violation, [they] will begin to work immediately on such measures in a new Security Council resolution." | "In line with this commitment and the gravity of this violation, [they] will begin to work immediately on such measures in a new Security Council resolution." |
| Mr Earnest said North Korea's isolation had "deepened as they have sought to engage in increasingly provocative acts". | Mr Earnest said North Korea's isolation had "deepened as they have sought to engage in increasingly provocative acts". |
| Japan's ambassador to the UN, Motohide Yoshikawa, called for a swift and robust new UN resolution. | Japan's ambassador to the UN, Motohide Yoshikawa, called for a swift and robust new UN resolution. |
| He said: "The authority and credibility of the Security Council will be put in question if it does not take these measures." | He said: "The authority and credibility of the Security Council will be put in question if it does not take these measures." |
| However, he and other members have not spelled out what they will be or when the resolution could be adopted. | However, he and other members have not spelled out what they will be or when the resolution could be adopted. |
| Russia's UN ambassador said it would be going "too far" to say Moscow supported further sanctions. | Russia's UN ambassador said it would be going "too far" to say Moscow supported further sanctions. |
| North Korea's tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013 triggered UN sanctions, with 20 entities and 12 individuals on a UN blacklist. | North Korea's tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013 triggered UN sanctions, with 20 entities and 12 individuals on a UN blacklist. |
| 'Bang would have been bigger' | 'Bang would have been bigger' |
| If an H-bomb test were confirmed, it would mark a major upgrade in North Korea's nuclear capabilities. | If an H-bomb test were confirmed, it would mark a major upgrade in North Korea's nuclear capabilities. |
| Hydrogen bombs are more powerful and technologically advanced than atomic weapons, using fusion - the merging of atoms - to unleash massive amounts of energy. | Hydrogen bombs are more powerful and technologically advanced than atomic weapons, using fusion - the merging of atoms - to unleash massive amounts of energy. |
| Atomic bombs, like the kind that devastated two Japanese cities in World War Two, use fission, or the splitting of atoms. | Atomic bombs, like the kind that devastated two Japanese cities in World War Two, use fission, or the splitting of atoms. |
| Bruce Bennett, an analyst with the Rand Corporation, was among those casting doubts on Pyongyang's test: "The bang they should have gotten would have been 10 times greater than what they're claiming." | Bruce Bennett, an analyst with the Rand Corporation, was among those casting doubts on Pyongyang's test: "The bang they should have gotten would have been 10 times greater than what they're claiming." |
| A South Korean politician, Lee Cheol-woo, said he was briefed by the country's intelligence agency that the blast "probably falls short" of a hydrogen detonation. | A South Korean politician, Lee Cheol-woo, said he was briefed by the country's intelligence agency that the blast "probably falls short" of a hydrogen detonation. |
| North Korea's 'spectacular' rhetoric, by the BBC's Steve Evans | North Korea's 'spectacular' rhetoric, by the BBC's Steve Evans |
| The rhetoric from the North Korean media was spectacular, announcing the country had carried out a "world startling event" - the underground test of a hydrogen bomb. | The rhetoric from the North Korean media was spectacular, announcing the country had carried out a "world startling event" - the underground test of a hydrogen bomb. |
| "People of the DPRK are making a giant stride, performing eye-catching miracles and exploits day by day," state media said. | "People of the DPRK are making a giant stride, performing eye-catching miracles and exploits day by day," state media said. |
| That North Korea is still living with its predictable 1950s post-Korean War world view, where the US is the prime aggressor, was made clear too. | That North Korea is still living with its predictable 1950s post-Korean War world view, where the US is the prime aggressor, was made clear too. |
| "The US is a gang of cruel robbers which has worked hard to bring even a nuclear disaster to the DPRK." | "The US is a gang of cruel robbers which has worked hard to bring even a nuclear disaster to the DPRK." |
| But despite the rhetoric, outside experts are sceptical about how much of a giant stride had been made. | But despite the rhetoric, outside experts are sceptical about how much of a giant stride had been made. |
| What is not in doubt is the determination of Pyongyang to go down the nuclear path despite widespread condemnation the last time it tested a device. | What is not in doubt is the determination of Pyongyang to go down the nuclear path despite widespread condemnation the last time it tested a device. |
| North Korea's dramatic rhetoric | North Korea's dramatic rhetoric |
| Suspicions that North Korea had carried out a nuclear test were raised when an earthquake was registered near the Punggye-ri nuclear site in North Korea at 10:00 Pyongyang time (01:30 GMT), with the tremors rattling Chinese border cities. | Suspicions that North Korea had carried out a nuclear test were raised when an earthquake was registered near the Punggye-ri nuclear site in North Korea at 10:00 Pyongyang time (01:30 GMT), with the tremors rattling Chinese border cities. |
| Hours later, in a surprise announcement, a newsreader on North Korean state TV said: "The republic's first hydrogen bomb test has been successfully performed at 10:00 am on January 6, 2016." | Hours later, in a surprise announcement, a newsreader on North Korean state TV said: "The republic's first hydrogen bomb test has been successfully performed at 10:00 am on January 6, 2016." |
| A note signed by North Korea leader Kim Jong-un authorising the test said 2016 should begin with the "stirring explosive sound" of a hydrogen bomb. | A note signed by North Korea leader Kim Jong-un authorising the test said 2016 should begin with the "stirring explosive sound" of a hydrogen bomb. |
| China and Japan are reported to have been trying to detect radiation. | China and Japan are reported to have been trying to detect radiation. |
| Can North Korea now launch a nuclear missile? | Can North Korea now launch a nuclear missile? |
| Despite North Korea's claims, experts are sceptical that North Korea can make a nuclear weapon small enough to fit on a missile. | Despite North Korea's claims, experts are sceptical that North Korea can make a nuclear weapon small enough to fit on a missile. |
| What do we know about the latest test? | What do we know about the latest test? |
| Observers agree a nuclear explosion of some kind took place and it seems to have been a bit bigger than the last test in 2013, but not nearly big enough to be a full thermonuclear explosion - an "H-bomb" - as Pyongyang claims. | Observers agree a nuclear explosion of some kind took place and it seems to have been a bit bigger than the last test in 2013, but not nearly big enough to be a full thermonuclear explosion - an "H-bomb" - as Pyongyang claims. |
| Why can't the world stop North Korea? | Why can't the world stop North Korea? |
| North Korea has a determination to defy both world opinion and heavy sanctions to reach its nuclear goal. Crucially, its main ally, China, has proved either unwilling or unable to help. | North Korea has a determination to defy both world opinion and heavy sanctions to reach its nuclear goal. Crucially, its main ally, China, has proved either unwilling or unable to help. |