Security Council Condemns N. Korea

The UN Security Council has condemned North Korea's nuclear test as a clear violation of its resolutions. The council said in a statement today that it will begin work immediately on a new legally binding resolution addressing North Korea's violations.

The UN's most powerful body held an emergency meeting at Japan's request after North Korea conducted its second nuclear test earlier today. The council is demanding that North Korea abide by two previous resolutions, which, among other things, banned further nuclear tests and called for a return to six-party talks aimed at eliminating its nuclear program. (More North Korea stories.)