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| North Korea has test-fired two more missiles, hours after the UN Security Council unanimously condemned its nuclear test, South Korean reports say. | North Korea has test-fired two more missiles, hours after the UN Security Council unanimously condemned its nuclear test, South Korean reports say. |
| The communist state fired two short-range missiles off an east coast base, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing an official. | The communist state fired two short-range missiles off an east coast base, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing an official. |
| The move came as UN diplomats began work on a resolution to punish North Korea for its underground nuclear test. | The move came as UN diplomats began work on a resolution to punish North Korea for its underground nuclear test. |
| Diplomats said they were seeking "tough measures", including further sanctions. | Diplomats said they were seeking "tough measures", including further sanctions. |
| At least three missile tests accompanied Monday's nuclear test. Those on Tuesday involved one surface-to-air missile and one ground-to-air missile, Yonhap said. name="goback"> class="bodl" href="#map"> See map of test site | |
| Earlier, North Korea, in a statement carried by its official news agency KCNA, said it was clear America's "hostile policy" towards it had not changed. | Earlier, North Korea, in a statement carried by its official news agency KCNA, said it was clear America's "hostile policy" towards it had not changed. |
| "Our army and people are fully ready for battle... against any reckless US attempt for a pre-emptive attack," it said. | "Our army and people are fully ready for battle... against any reckless US attempt for a pre-emptive attack," it said. |
| South Korea, meanwhile, announced it would become a full member of a US-led initiative aimed at controlling trafficking in weapons of mass destruction, despite warnings from Pyongyang. | South Korea, meanwhile, announced it would become a full member of a US-led initiative aimed at controlling trafficking in weapons of mass destruction, despite warnings from Pyongyang. |
| 'Strong measures' | 'Strong measures' |
| Late on Monday US President Barack Obama spoke to the leaders of both Japan and South Korea to assure them of America's commitment to security in Northeast Asia. | Late on Monday US President Barack Obama spoke to the leaders of both Japan and South Korea to assure them of America's commitment to security in Northeast Asia. |
| Laura Trevelyan, UN correspondent The question is what kind of sanctions against North Korea can be agreed and whether they will be effective in getting this unpredictable nation to rejoin talks on dismantling its nuclear programme. | |
| Existing measures could be expanded - like the financial sanctions against North Korean companies involved in the nuclear programme. | |
| Western diplomats will be watching closely to see whether China will back tough sanctions. China has been reluctant to back measures which it believes could destabilise its erratic neighbour. | |
| The conversations followed an emergency session of the UN Security Council, where members voiced strong opposition to the test and condemned it. | |
| The US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, said America wanted "strong measures" when it starts work on the resolution. | The US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, said America wanted "strong measures" when it starts work on the 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. | "The US thinks that this is a grave violation of international law and a threat to regional and international peace and security," she said. |
| Russia's UN envoy told reporters the nuclear test was a clear violation of UN Resolution 1718. That resolution imposed sanctions on North Korea after its first test. | Russia's UN envoy told reporters the nuclear test was a clear violation of UN Resolution 1718. That resolution imposed sanctions on North Korea after its first 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". | 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. |
| 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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