Placeholder while article actions loadUNITED NATIONS — The United States said Tuesday it will push for additional sanctions on North Korea if it conducts a new nuclear test explosion. U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials have said North Korea could soon conduct its first nuclear test in nearly five years. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13-2 and marked a first serious division among the five veto-wielding permanent members over a North Korea sanctions resolution. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield was asked Tuesday whether the U.S. would seek new sanctions if the North conducted another nuclear test. They had proposed a resolution easing sanctions on North Korea, and some U.S. allies wanted to try to preserve council unity.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 01, 2022 02:06 UTC