PM Malcolm Turnbull calls for United Nation’s action over North Korea’s H-bomb test
PM Malcolm Turnbull is demanding the United Nations take urgent action against the “reckless conduct” of North Korea after its dictator Kim Jong-un claimed to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb.
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NORTH Korea’s “reckless conduct” posed a serious threat to the world, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said last night.
Mr Turnbull demanded the United Nations take action against the rogue dictatorship after it claimed to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb.
“North Korea is the only country ... testing nuclear weapons, and responsibility for the increasing tensions in the region sits with Pyongyang,” Mr Turnbull said in a joint statement with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
“North Korea’s reckless conduct poses a grave danger to global peace and security.”
If Pyongyang has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, it would be a serious escalation in the Korean Peninsula crisis and follows a tense week after North Korea lobbed a missile over Japan for the first time in two decades.
US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser HR McMaster last night reassured his Japanese counterparts that the US was committed to defending Japan against any North Korean aggression.
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He reportedly left open the possibility of a “nuclear deterrent”, weeks after Mr Trump promised to unleash “fire and fury” against Pyongyang if it continued to threaten an attack.
International efforts have been aimed at convincing China, North Korea’s only ally and largest trading partner, to pile on pressure and force dictator Kim Jong-un to the negotiating table.
Yesterday’s announcement from North Korea came after China and South Korea both detected a 6.3-magnitude earthquake that appeared to have be man-made, thought to have been the result of a nuclear blast.
A second, smaller, quake followed just minutes later, leading to fears North Korea was again testing nuclear weapons in defiance of repeated UN and US demands for it to cease. Chinese authorities last night continued to monitor radiation levels.
“We have repeatedly said we are committed to the path of diplomatic and economic pressure to resolve this crisis,” Mr Turnbull and Ms Bishop said. “We will continue to work with our ... partners to change North Korea’s behaviour and deter it from threatening the region and the world with illegal weapons.”
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