Strongest Sanctions in Decades Imposed on North Korea

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted tough, new sanctions on North Korea Wednesday, taking aim at its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. “North Korea is the only country in the entire world that has conducted a nuclear test in the 21st century. In fact, it has conducted not one nuclear test, but four,” U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power told the council after the vote. She said North Korea has consistently focused on its nuclear and ballistic missile programs...

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