UN condemns NKorean rocket
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The United Nations Security Council has issued a statement unanimously condemning North Korea's long-range rocket launch.
It is a compromise position after intense negotiations to overcome a week of deadlock between the major powers. Japan had been pushing for a formal resolution declaring Pyongyang in violation of a UN ban on launching ballistic missiles. China and Russia were not convinced the rocket launch was a violation. They argued a tough stance would only drive the North further away from six party disarmament talks.
The council's statement, which says the test contravened the missile ban and calls for existing sanctions to be enforced, is generally seen as weaker than a formal resolution. So is it an appropriate response?
Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speaker: Peter Hayes, professor of international relations at RMIT University and director of the Nautilus Institute in San Fransisco
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