NATO on Wednesday demanded tougher implementation of sanctions against North Korea in the wake of the country’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date, and called for new efforts to draw the reclusive state away from its «threatening and destabilizing path».
BRUSSELS, Belgium — NATO on Wednesday demanded tougher implementation of sanctions against North Korea in the wake of the country’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date, and called for new efforts to draw the reclusive state away from its “threatening and destabilizing path”.
The test on Sunday of what Pyongyang described as a hydrogen bomb demonstrated North Korea’s “accelerating and unprecedented campaign” of unlawful missile launches and nuclear tests, the alliance said in a strongly worded statement.
International unity in the face of the North’s nuclear push appeared to crumble this week as Russia rebuffed US calls for new UN sanctions, joining Pyongyang’s key ally China in resisting pressure for more action.
NATO said the threat posed by the North demanded a “unified response” from the international community.
