U.S., France, Britain urge new U.N. sanctions on North Korea

[WorldNews]

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and France pushed the United Nations Security Council on Friday to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its fifth and biggest nuclear test as the 15-member council met to discuss condemning the move by Pyongyang. North Korea conducted the nuclear test on Friday and said it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a threat that its rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain. "North Korea is seeking to perfect its nuclear weapons and their delivery vehicles so they can hold the region and the world hostage under threat of nuclear strike," U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power told reporters ahead of the council meeting.

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