http://www.newsvine.com/security-councilNewsvine - security-councilen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:34:52 +0000Fri, 24 May 2013 21:53:16 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17572618-iran-unveils-uranium-sites-renews-defiant-tonehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17572618-iran-unveils-uranium-sites-renews-defiant-toneirannuclearsecurity-councilworld-newsnuclear-nonproliferation-treatyislamic-republicTue, 2 Apr 2013 20:17:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan is pictured during an interview at his office in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)</p><p>The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan is pictured during an interview at his office in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)</p><p>The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan is pictured during an interview at his office in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)</p><p>EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, smiles, as Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili walks away, after a photo call at a start of high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool)</p><p>EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, and Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili pose for photos at a start of high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, Pool)</p><p>EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, pours water in a glass at a start of high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Shamil Zhumatov, pool)</p><p>EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, and Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrisov pose for the press in Almaty, largest Kazakhstan's city on Friday, April 5, 2013 at a start of high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials. (AP Photo/ Shamil Zhumatov, Pool)</p><p>Saeed Jalili, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, left, shakes hands with Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrisov in Almaty, largest Kazakhstan's city on Friday, April 5, 2013 at a start of high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials. (AP Photo/ Shamil Zhumatov, Pool)</p><p>Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili listens to a question during his news conference after the high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU’s foreign policy chief declaring that the to sides ‘’remain far apart on substance.’’ (AP Photo/Pavel Mikheyev)</p><p>EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton leaves her news conference after the high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU’s foreign policy chief declaring that the to sides ‘’remain far apart on substance.’’ (AP Photo/Pavel Mikheyev)</p><p>EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton adjusts glasses as she listens to a question during her news conference after the high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU’s foreign policy chief declaring that the to sides ‘’remain far apart on substance.’’ (AP Photo/Pavel Mikheyev)</p><p>EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton listens to a question during her news conference after the high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU’s foreign policy chief declaring that the to sides ‘’remain far apart on substance.’’ (AP Photo/Pavel Mikheyev)</p><p>Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili grimaces while listening to a question during his news conference after the high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU’s foreign policy chief declaring that the to sides ‘’remain far apart on substance.’’ (AP Photo/Pavel Mikheyev)</p><p>Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili listens to a question during his news conference after the high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU’s foreign policy chief declaring that the to sides ‘’remain far apart on substance.’’ (AP Photo/Pavel Mikheyev)</p><p>Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili prepars to listen to a question during his news conference after the high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU’s foreign policy chief declaring that the to sides ‘’remain far apart on substance.’’ (AP Photo/Pavel Mikheyev)</p><p>EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton answers a question during her news conference after the high-level talks between world powers and Iranian officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on a common approach to reducing fears that Tehran might misuse its nuclear technology to make weapons, with the EU’s foreign policy chief declaring that the to sides ‘’remain far apart on substance.’’ (AP Photo/Pavel Mikheyev)</p><p>In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony marking Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Iran announced two key nuclear-related projects on Tuesday that expand the country's ability to extract and process uranium, which can be enriched for reactor fuel but also potentially for atomic weapons. Ahmadinejad ordered the symbolic start of operations through a video conference for Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology, which marks the anniversary of the first time Iran enriched uranium in 2006. The portraits at center show Iran's slain nuclear scientists and workers. (AP Photo/Rouzbeh Jadidoleslam, Presidency Office) </p><p>In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, speaks in a ceremony commemorating Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Iran announced two key nuclear-related projects on Tuesday that expand the country's ability to extract and process uranium, which can be enriched for reactor fuel but also potentially for atomic weapons. Ahmadinejad ordered the symbolic start of operations through a video conference for Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology, which marks the anniversary of the first time Iran enriched uranium in 2006. The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Fereidoun Abbasi, sits at second left. (AP Photo/Rouzbeh Jadidoleslam, Presidency Office) </p><p>In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony marking Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Iran announced two key nuclear-related projects on Tuesday that expand the country's ability to extract and process uranium, which can be enriched for reactor fuel but also potentially for atomic weapons. Ahmadinejad ordered the symbolic start of operations through a video conference for Iran's National Day of Nuclear Technology, which marks the anniversary of the first time Iran enriched uranium in 2006. The portraits at center show Iran's slain nuclear scientists and workers. (AP Photo/Rouzbeh Jadidoleslam, Presidency Office)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17504261-un-authorizes-intervention-force-for-congohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17504261-un-authorizes-intervention-force-for-congounsecurity-councilcongoworld-newsThu, 28 Mar 2013 18:30:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17490063-un-syria-rebels-must-ensure-un-safety-in-golanhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17490063-un-syria-rebels-must-ensure-un-safety-in-golanunisraelsyriasecurity-councilworld-newsWed, 27 Mar 2013 20:54:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416573-un-reducing-international-staff-in-damascushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416573-un-reducing-international-staff-in-damascusunsyriasecurity-councilunited-nationsworld-newsFri, 22 Mar 2013 15:41:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17313748-un-eases-sanctions-on-non-lethal-aid-to-libyahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17313748-un-eases-sanctions-on-non-lethal-aid-to-libyaunlibyasecurity-councilworld-newsThu, 14 Mar 2013 18:09:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17224583-uk-hosts-friends-of-yemen-meeting-in-londonhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17224583-uk-hosts-friends-of-yemen-meeting-in-londoneubritainyemensecurity-councilunited-nations-security-councilworld-newswilliam-hagueThu, 7 Mar 2013 16:01:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Foreign Minister for the Republic of Yemen Dr Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi, left, British Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt (centre, and British Foreign Minister William Hague ( take part in the Friends of Yemen ministerial meeting in central London, Thursday March 7, 2013. The conference aims to maintain international support and impetus for transition in Yemen based on the GCC "Initiative and Implementation" plan. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17220546-north-korea-hit-by-new-un-sanctions-after-testhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17220546-north-korea-hit-by-new-un-sanctions-after-testunkoreasecurity-councilnorth-koreaunited-statessouth-koreaworld-newsasThu, 7 Mar 2013 09:37:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>North Koreans attend a rally to support a statement given on Tuesday by a spokesman for the Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War as well as boasting of the North's ownership of "lighter and smaller nukes" and its ability to execute "surgical strikes" meant to unify the divided Korean Peninsula, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Thursday, March 7, 2013. North Korea on Thursday vowed to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States, amplifying its threatening rhetoric hours ahead of a vote by U.N. diplomats on whether to level new sanctions against Pyongyang for its recent nuclear test. The billboard in background depicts a large bayonet pointing at U.S. army soldiers with writing reading "If you dare invade, only death will be waiting for you!" (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin) </p><p>North Koreans attend a rally in support of a statement given on Tuesday by a spokesman for the Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War as well as boasting of the North's ownership of "lighter and smaller nukes" and its ability to execute "surgical strikes" meant to unify the divided Korean Peninsula, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Thursday, March 7, 2013. North Korea on Thursday vowed to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States, amplifying its threatening rhetoric hours ahead of a vote by U.N. diplomats on whether to level new sanctions against Pyongyang for its recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin) </p><p>North Koreans attend a rally in support of a statement given on Tuesday by a spokesman for the Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War as well as boasting of the North's ownership of "lighter and smaller nukes" and its ability to execute "surgical strikes" meant to unify the divided Korean Peninsula, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Thursday, March 7, 2013. North Korea on Thursday vowed to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States, amplifying its threatening rhetoric hours ahead of a vote by U.N. diplomats on whether to level new sanctions against Pyongyang for its recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin) </p><p>Members of the United Nations Security Council vote for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, during a meeting at U.N. headquarters Thursday, March 7, 2013. The unanimous vote by the U.N.'s most powerful body sparked a furious Pyongyang to threaten a nuclear strike against the United States. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>U.K. Ambassador Mark Lyall, left, and U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice confer before members of the United Nations Security Council vote for tough new sanctions against North Korea for its latest nuclear test, during a meeting at U.N. headquarters Thursday, March 7, 2013. The unanimous vote by the U.N.'s most powerful body sparked a furious Pyongyang to threaten a nuclear strike against the United States. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>U.K. Ambassador Mark Lyall, left, and U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice confer before members of the United Nations Security Council vote for tough new sanctions against North Korea for its latest nuclear test, during a meeting at U.N. headquarters Thursday, March 7, 2013. The unanimous vote by the U.N.'s most powerful body sparked a furious Pyongyang to threaten a nuclear strike against the United States. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, center, current president for the U.N. Security Council, listens as he confers with China's UN Ambassador Li Baodong, left, before leading council members on a vote for tough new sanctions against North Korea for its latest nuclear test, during a meeting at U.N. headquarters Thursday, March 7, 2013. The unanimous vote by the U.N.'s most powerful body sparked a furious Pyongyang to threaten a nuclear strike against the United States. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>Security Council members vote for tough new sanctions against North Korea for its latest nuclear test, during a meeting at U.N. headquarters Thursday, March 7, 2013. The unanimous vote by the U.N.'s most powerful body sparked a furious Pyongyang to threaten a nuclear strike against the United States. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, center, current president for the U.N. Security Council, confers before leading council members on a vote for tough new sanctions against North Korea for its latest nuclear test, during a meeting at U.N. headquarters Thursday, March 7, 2013. The unanimous vote by the U.N.'s most powerful body sparked a furious Pyongyang to threaten a nuclear strike against the United States. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17210892-un-says-arrangements-made-to-free-peacekeepershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17210892-un-says-arrangements-made-to-free-peacekeepersunisraelsyriasecurity-councilunited-nationsworld-newsgolan-heightsWed, 6 Mar 2013 17:28:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin speaks at the stakeout area outside the United Nations Security Council, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Churkin, the current Security Council president, said talks are under way between U.N. officials from the peacekeeping force, known as UNDOF, and the captors of 20 UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights by a group of armed fighters linked to the Syrian opposition. (AP Photo/Rick Bajornas, United Nations)</p><p>A U.N. peacekeeper from the UNDOF force looks through binoculars as he guards on a watch tower at the Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, March 8, 2013. Syrian rebels who seized 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights want the Red Cross to escort them out of the area because of fighting with Syrian government forces, the Philippine military said Friday. The 21 peacekeepers were seized Wednesday near the Syrian village of Jamlah, just a mile from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights in an area where the U.N. force had patrolled a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria without incident for nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>A U.N. peacekeeper from India waves while driving a U.N Armored vehicle as it leaves from the UNDOF Ziouani camp to cross to Syria at the Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, March 8, 2013. Syrian rebels who seized 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights want the Red Cross to escort them out of the area because of fighting with Syrian government forces, the Philippine military said Friday. The 21 peacekeepers were seized Wednesday near the Syrian village of Jamlah, just a mile from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights in an area where the U.N. force had patrolled a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria without incident for nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>A U.N. peacekeeper from the UNDOF force stands guard on a watch tower at the Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, March 8, 2013. Syrian rebels who seized 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights want the Red Cross to escort them out of the area because of fighting with Syrian government forces, the Philippine military said Friday. The 21 peacekeepers were seized Wednesday near the Syrian village of Jamlah, just a mile from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights in an area where the U.N. force had patrolled a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria without incident for nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>A U.N. peacekeeper from the Philippines drives a UNDOF vehicle as it leaves the Ziouani camp to cross into Syria at the Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, March 8, 2013. The Philippine government said Syrian rebels failed to release 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers Friday and stuck to their demands for repositioning of Syrian government forces before any handover. The 21 peacekeepers were seized Wednesday near the Syrian village of Jamlah, just a kilometer (less than a mile) from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, where the U.N. force has patrolled a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria for nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Philippine Army 2nd Lt. Xy-son Meneses, whose brother Army Capt. Xy-rus Meneses, is one of 21 Filipino UN Peacekeepers seized by Syrian rebels near Golan Heights Thursday, speaks to the media as he hopes for the early release the peacekeepers Friday March 8, 2013 at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig city east of Manila, Philippines. Syrian rebels who seized 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights want the Red Cross to escort them out of the area because of fighting with Syrian government forces, the Philippine military said Friday. The 21 peacekeepers were seized Wednesday near the Syrian village of Jamlah, just a mile from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights in an area where the U.N. force had patrolled a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria without incident for nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)</p><p>A U.N Armored vehicle leaves from the UNDOF Ziouani camp to cross to Syria at the Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, March 8, 2013. Syrian rebels who seized 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights want the Red Cross to escort them out of the area because of fighting with Syrian government forces, the Philippine military said Friday. The 21 peacekeepers were seized Wednesday near the Syrian village of Jamlah, just a mile from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights in an area where the U.N. force had patrolled a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria without incident for nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>A U.N. peacekeeper checks a U.N Armored vehicle as it leaves from the UNDOF Ziouani camp to cross to Syria at the Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, March 8, 2013. Syrian rebels who seized 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights want the Red Cross to escort them out of the area because of fighting with Syrian government forces, the Philippine military said Friday. The 21 peacekeepers were seized Wednesday near the Syrian village of Jamlah, just a mile from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights in an area where the U.N. force had patrolled a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria without incident for nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>A U.N. peacekeeper from the UNDOF force looks through binoculars as he guards on a watch tower at the Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, March 8, 2013. Syrian rebels who seized 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights want the Red Cross to escort them out of the area because of fighting with Syrian government forces, the Philippine military said Friday. The 21 peacekeepers were seized Wednesday near the Syrian village of Jamlah, just a mile from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights in an area where the U.N. force had patrolled a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria without incident for nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17199975-un-chief-calls-for-robust-special-force-for-congohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17199975-un-chief-calls-for-robust-special-force-for-congounsecurity-councilcongoworld-newssecretary-general-ban-ki-moonWed, 6 Mar 2013 01:38:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17190204-us-lawmakers-push-for-tougher-nkorea-sanctionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17190204-us-lawmakers-push-for-tougher-nkorea-sanctionsusnkoreapoliticssecurity-councilnorth-koreasanctionslikening-north-koreaTue, 5 Mar 2013 08:21:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2013 file photo, then Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., sits before the committee he has served on for 28 years and led for the past four as he seeks confirmation as U.S. secretary of state, on Capitol Hill in Washington. As negotiations drag on in the U.N. Security Council on how to respond to North Korea’s latest nuclear test, U.S. lawmakers are pushing for Washington to impose tougher financial sanctions of its own. That’s because of concern the North’s weapons programs pose a direct threat to America, and frustration that diplomatic efforts to get the isolated regime to disarm have fallen flat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17186055-un-says-korean-war-armistice-still-in-forcehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17186055-un-says-korean-war-armistice-still-in-forceunkoreasecurity-councilnorth-koreaunited-statesunited-nationskorean-peninsulakorean-warworld-newsambassador-susan-riceTue, 5 Mar 2013 03:36:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this undated file photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a consultative meeting with officials in the fields of state security and foreign affairs at undisclosed location in North Korea. U.N. diplomats say the United States and China have reached agreement on a new sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, File)</p><p>A South Korean protester holds a poster with photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and late leader Kim Jong Il with writing reading "Nuclear test leaving their people starved? Overthrow North Korea's dictatorship and strong punishment of North Korea's provocation," while others shout slogans during a rally demanding the Korean Peninsula's peaceful unification and denouncing North Korea's nuclear test near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2013 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch North Korean and U.S. players in an exhibition basketball game at an arena in Pyongyang, North Korea. Rodman showed Kim Jong Un some of the finer points of basketball, and the North Korean ruler was so impressed he raided the country's stock of fine food and drink for a party that lasted well into the night. "Guess what, I love him,'' the clearly smitten Rodman said. "The guy's really awesome." (AP Photo/VICE Media, Jason Mojica, File)</p><p>In this photo made available by ABC Television on Monday, March 4, 2013, ABC's "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos, left, interviews former NBA star Dennis Rodman in studio in New York March 3, 2013, about his visit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In response to Rodman's comments White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday that North Korea's government should be focused on the well-being of its citizens, not on "celebrity sporting events" to entertain the country's elite. Rodman watched a basketball game with Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/ABC Television, Lorenzo Bevilacqua)</p><p>FILE - In this Wed., Feb. 13, 2013 file photo, a South Korean protester shouts slogans near an effigy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea rally to denounce North Korea's nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, a day after North Korea defied U.N. warnings with a nuclear test. The Cold War still rages in North Korea, and enemy No. 1 is the United States, which Pyongyang blames for making necessary its much-condemned drive to build nuclear weapons. North Korea’s latest nuclear test in February - its third - has led even China, its only major ally, to support a new round of U.N. sanctions. A draft resolution is expected to be circulated this week at the U.N. The West condemns the North's nuclear bombs as a serious threat to Northeast Asia's delicate security and a drain on precious resources that could go to North Korea's largely destitute people. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058815-un-says-needy-syrians-outstripping-available-aidhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058815-un-says-needy-syrians-outstripping-available-aidunsyriasecurity-councilunited-statesworld-newsFri, 22 Feb 2013 19:37:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16977726-islands-want-un-to-see-climate-as-security-threathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16977726-islands-want-un-to-see-climate-as-security-threatunsecurity-councilscienceclimate-changemarshall-islandsFri, 15 Feb 2013 22:52:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 25, 2007 file photo, a woman gathers shellfish on an eroded beach on Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands and other low-lying island nations appealed to the U.N. Security Council on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, to recognize climate change as an international security threat that jeopardizes their very survival. (AP Photo/Rusty Middleton, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16976857-un-warns-yemens-ex-leaders-of-possible-sanctionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16976857-un-warns-yemens-ex-leaders-of-possible-sanctionsunyemensecurity-councilworld-newsFri, 15 Feb 2013 20:29:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16965987-somalia-urges-un-to-lift-arms-embargohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16965987-somalia-urges-un-to-lift-arms-embargounsomaliasecurity-councilworld-newsThu, 14 Feb 2013 23:29:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16934627-un-security-council-condemns-north-korea-nuke-testhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16934627-un-security-council-condemns-north-korea-nuke-testunnkoreasecurity-councilnorth-koreaworld-newsTue, 12 Feb 2013 06:22:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice arrives at arrives at U.N. headquarters for an emergency Security Council meeting on North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>South Korea's Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, right, arrives at United Nations headquarters for an emergency Security Council meeting on North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>South Korea's Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan speaks at a news conference at United Nations headquarters after the Security Council held an emergency meeting on North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16934496-neighbors-prep-militaries-after-nkorean-nuke-testhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16934496-neighbors-prep-militaries-after-nkorean-nuke-testnkoreasecurity-councilnorth-koreaunited-statessouth-koreageological-surveyworld-newsassouth-korean-defense-ministryTue, 12 Feb 2013 03:18:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A South Korean passenger watches TV news reporting an earthquake in North Korea, at the Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. The U.S. Geological Survey on Tuesday detected a magnitude 4.9 earthquake in North Korea. Neither Pyongyang nor Seoul confirmed whether North Korea had conducted its widely anticipated third nuclear test, though an analyst in Seoul said a nuclear detonation was a “high possibility.” The Korean letters on the screen read: "North, artificial earthquake 11:58 a.m." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>A South Korean watches news reporting about a possible nuclear test conducted by North Korea on a TV screen at the Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday it had detected a magnitude 4.9 earthquake in North Korea, but neither Pyongyang nor Seoul confirmed whether North Korea had conducted its widely anticipated third nuclear test. The writing reads "North, Artificial earthquake 5.1." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>CORRECTS THAT IMAGE ON SCREEN SHOWS DEMOLITION OF YONGBYON NUCLEAR COMPLEX - A South Korean man watches TV news showing file footage of the demolition of the cooling tower of the Yongbyon nuclear complex, following a report of a possible nuclear test conducted by North Korea, at the Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. South Korea said it suspects a nuclear test caused an earthquake Tuesday in North Korea just north of a site where the country conducted two previous atomic tests. North Korea has yet to confirm whether the tremor resulted from a widely anticipated third nuclear test, though an analyst in Seoul said a nuclear detonation was a "high possibility." The Korean letters on TV read: "Government official says possibility of a nuclear test is high." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>A South Korean man watches TV news showing file footage of the demolition of the cooling tower of the Yongbyon nuclear complex, following a report of a possible nuclear test conducted by North Korea, at the Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. South Korea said it suspects a nuclear test caused an earthquake Tuesday in North Korea just north of a site where the country conducted two previous atomic tests. North Korea has yet to confirm whether the tremor resulted from a widely anticipated third nuclear test, though an analyst in Seoul said a nuclear detonation was a "high possibility." The Korean letters on TV read: "Government official says possibility of a nuclear test is high." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>Trees are reflected on a board displaying photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the country's successful long range rocket launch outside North Korean embassy in Beijing Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea apparently conducted a widely anticipated nuclear test Tuesday, strongly indicated by an "explosion-like" earthquake that monitoring agencies around the globe said appeared to be unnatural. There was no confirmation from Pyongyang that it had conducted a test, which it has been threatening for weeks. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>South Korean soldiers use public phones after a report about a possible nuclear test conducted by North Korea, at the Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea apparently conducted a widely anticipated nuclear test Tuesday, strongly indicated by an "explosion-like" earthquake that monitoring agencies around the globe said appeared to be unnatural. There was no confirmation from Pyongyang that it had conducted a test, which it has been threatening for weeks. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>South Korean army soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. South Korea is confirming that North Korea has tested a nuclear device in defiance of U.N. orders to stop building atomic weapons. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>On a large television screen in front of Pyongyang's railway station, a North Korean state television broadcaster announces the news that North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted a nuclear test at an underground site in the remote northeast Tuesday, taking an important step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile that could reach United States. The TV screen text reads "Korean Central News Agency reports," and "The third underground nuclear test successfully conducted." (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)</p><p>On a large television screen in front of Pyongyang's railway station, a North Korean state television broadcaster announces the news that North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted a nuclear test at an underground site in the remote northeast Tuesday, taking an important step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile that could reach United States. The TV screen text reads "Korean Central News Agency reports," and "The third underground nuclear test successfully conducted." (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)</p><p>On a large television screen in front of Pyongyang's railway station, a North Korean state television broadcaster announces the news that North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted a nuclear test at an underground site in the remote northeast Tuesday, taking an important step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile that could reach United States. The TV screen text reads: "Korean Central News Agency reports," and "The third underground nuclear test successfully conducted." (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)</p><p>On a large television screen in front of Pyongyang's railway station, a North Korean state television broadcaster announces the news that North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted a nuclear test at an underground site in the remote northeast Tuesday, taking an important step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile that could reach United States. The TV screen text reads: "Korean Central News Agency reports," and "The third underground nuclear test successfully conducted."(AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)</p><p>Map locates an underground nuclear test near the Punggye-ri test facility;</p><p>South Korean protesters slit up a North Korean flag during an anti-North Korea rally in Seoul, South Korea, following a nuclear test conducted by North Korea Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea said it successfully detonated a miniaturized nuclear device at a northeastern test site Tuesday, defying U.N. Security Council orders to shut down atomic activity or face more sanctions and international isolation. The signs read " Out, Kim Jong Un." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>Women read copies of a delivered extra edition of a Japanese newspaper reporting North Korea's nuclear test, in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea said it successfully detonated a miniaturized nuclear device at a northeastern test site Tuesday, defying U.N. Security Council orders to shut down atomic activity or face more sanctions and international isolation. The extra carrying a photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reads: "North Korea conducted a nuclear test." (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>South Korean army soldiers patrol along barbed-wire fences at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. South Korea is confirming that North Korea has tested a nuclear device in defiance of U.N. orders to stop building atomic weapons. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>On a large television screen in front of Pyongyang's railway station, a North Korean state television broadcaster announces the news that North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea conducted a nuclear test at an underground site in the remote northeast Tuesday, taking an important step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile that could reach United States. The TV screen text reads "Korean Central News Agency reports," and "The third underground nuclear test successfully conducted." (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)</p><p>A man looks through the wire fence covered with ribbons carrying messages of people's wish for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>South Korean army soldiers patrol by the national flags and ribbons, wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas, attached on the barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>A South Korean official explains seismic waves of North Korea's nuclear test which were measured in South Korea, at the Korea Meteorological Administration in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea said it successfully detonated a miniaturized nuclear device at a northeastern test site Tuesday, defying U.N. Security Council orders to shut down atomic activity or face more sanctions and international isolation. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Ji-eun) KOREA OUT</p><p>South Korean army soldiers patrol by the national flags and ribbons, wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas, attached on the barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>South Korean protesters burn an effigy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea rally denouncing the North's nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. A day after North Korea defied U.N. warnings with a nuclear test, Pyongyang’s neighbors turned Wednesday to the business of bolstering their military preparations and sending out scientists to determine whether the detonation was as successful as the North claimed. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>A South Korean protester shouts slogans near an effigy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an anti-North Korea rally to denounce North Korea's nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. A day after North Korea defied U.N. warnings with a nuclear test, Pyongyang’s neighbors turned Wednesday to the business of bolstering their military preparations and sending out scientists to determine whether the detonation was as successful as the North claimed.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16890254-yemen-seeks-un-probe-into-ship-seized-with-armshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16890254-yemen-seeks-un-probe-into-ship-seized-with-armsunyemensecurity-councilworld-newsFri, 8 Feb 2013 01:27:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16871468-un-official-no-green-light-from-mali-for-un-forcehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16871468-un-official-no-green-light-from-mali-for-un-forceunsecurity-councildiplomacyworld-newsmaliWed, 6 Feb 2013 18:57:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16855979-us-china-top-diplomats-discuss-nkoreahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16855979-us-china-top-diplomats-discuss-nkoreauschinankoreapoliticssecurity-councilnorth-koreastate-departmentTue, 5 Feb 2013 19:36:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16791591-un-plans-new-peacekeeping-force-for-malihttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16791591-un-plans-new-peacekeeping-force-for-maliunsecurity-councilwest-africanworld-newspeacekeepingmaliThu, 31 Jan 2013 15:56:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16682026-un-plans-to-use-spy-drones-over-eastern-congohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16682026-un-plans-to-use-spy-drones-over-eastern-congounsecurity-councilcongoworld-newsdronesThu, 24 Jan 2013 20:07:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16665049-us-protests-state-of-palestine-placard-in-unhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16665049-us-protests-state-of-palestine-placard-in-ununpalestinianssecurity-councilworld-newsambassador-susan-riceWed, 23 Jan 2013 21:17:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16656019-questions-and-answers-about-china-and-north-koreahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16656019-questions-and-answers-about-china-and-north-koreachinakoreasecurity-councilnorth-koreaworld-newsasqaWed, 23 Jan 2013 08:23:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16648792-confirming-north-korean-n-test-almost-impossiblehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16648792-confirming-north-korean-n-test-almost-impossiblenkoreanuclearsecurity-councilnorth-koreaunited-statessouth-koreaunited-nationsnorth-koreanworld-newsaskim-jong-unand-pyongyangpresident-elect-park-geun-hyeWed, 23 Jan 2013 00:35:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2012 file photo released by Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launch pad in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 unanimously approved a resolution condemning North Korea's rocket launch in December and imposing new sanctions on Pyongyang's space agency. (AP Photo/KCNA, File)</p><p>British Ambassador to the United Nations Mark Lyall Grant, left, and American Ambassador Susan Rice vote on a Security Council resolution condemning North Korea's rocket launch in December that sent a satellite into orbit, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>South Korean Ambassador Kim Sook, left, speaks to Chinese Ambassador Li Baodong, center and Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin during a Security Council meeting on the situation in North Korea Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>The Security Council votes on a resolution condemning North Korea's rocket launch in December that sent a satellite into orbit, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>French Ambassador to the United Nations Gerard Araud, center, speaks to Chinese Ambassador Li Baodong, left, after a Security Council vote on a resolution condemning North Korea's rocket launch in December that sent a satellite into orbit, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>People watch TV showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. North Korea swiftly lashed out against the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its December launch of a long-range rocket, saying Wednesday that it will strengthen its military defenses - including its nuclear weaponry - in response.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>People watch TV showing Dec. 12, 2012 file footage of the Unha rocket launching in North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. North Korea swiftly lashed out against the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its December launch of a long-range rocket, saying Wednesday that it will strengthen its military defenses - including its nuclear weaponry - in response.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 file image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives his first speech for the New Year in Pyongyang, North Korea, calling for his country to focus on economic improvements with the same urgency that scientists put into the launch of a long-range rocket last month. North Korea swiftly lashed out against the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its December launch of a long-range rocket, saying Wednesday, Jan. 23, that it will strengthen its military defenses — including its nuclear weaponry — in response. The defiant statement from North Korea's Foreign Ministry was issued hours after the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution condemning Pyongyang's Dec. 12 rocket launch as a violation of a ban against nuclear and missile activity. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video, File) TV OUT, NORTH KOREA OUT</p><p>U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Glyn Davies, left, talks with South Korea's nuclear envoy Lim Sung-nam at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution condemning North Korea's rocket launch in December and imposing new sanctions on Pyongyang's space agency. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)</p><p>U.S. envoy to North Korea Glyn Davies speaks after meeting with South Korea's nuclear envoy Lim Sung-nam, unseen, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. The North Korean military commission led by leader Kim Jong Un warned Thursday that the regime is poised to conduct a nuclear test in defiance of U.N. punishment, and made clear that its long-range rockets are designed to carry not only satellites but also warheads aimed at striking the United States. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>U.S. envoy to North Korea Glyn Davies, right, speaks after meeting with South Korea's nuclear envoy Lim Sung-nam at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. The North Korean military commission led by leader Kim Jong Un warned Thursday that the regime is poised to conduct a nuclear test in defiance of U.N. punishment, and made clear that its long-range rockets are designed to carry not only satellites but also warheads aimed at striking the United States. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2012 file image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at a banquet for rocket scientists in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's top governing body warned Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 that the regime will conduct its third nuclear test in defiance of U.N. punishment, and made clear that its long-range rockets are designed to carry not only satellites but also warheads aimed at striking the United States. The National Defense Commission, headed by the country's young leader, rejected Tuesday's U.N. Security Council resolution condemning North Korea's long-range rocket launch in December as a banned missile activity and expanding sanctions against the regime. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video, File) NORTH KOREA OUT</p><p>A banner showing starving North Korean children and a rocket is displayed on a street in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. North Korea's top military body warned Thursday that the regime is poised to conduct a nuclear test in response to U.N. punishment, and made clear that its long-range rockets are designed to carry not only satellites but also warheads aimed at striking the United States. The writing reads " Fired North Korean rocket for whom?" (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2012 file image made from video, North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launching station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. North Korea's top governing body warned Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 that the regime will conduct its third nuclear test in defiance of U.N. punishment, and made clear that its long-range rockets are designed to carry not only satellites but also warheads aimed at striking the United States. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video, File)</p><p>In this Jan. 24, 2013 photo, students walk toward Pothong River in Pothong District, Pyongyang, North Korea with the Ryugyong Hotel seen in the background, second right. The banner calls on the people to build a country into an economic power using the spirit of the scientists who sent a satellite into space. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)</p><p>A veteran of South Korean Headquarters of Intelligence Detachment (HID), in a North Korean military uniform, shouts a slogan with his former comrades during a rally against South Korean government giving support to pro-North Korean groups in South Korea near the City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. South Korea's President Park Geun-hye is strongly urging North Korea to refrain from conducting a nuclear test that could only worsen the tensions on the Korean Peninsula in the wake of a provocative long-range rocket launch in December, envoy Rhee In-je told The Associated Press and selected news outlets in Davos, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>South Korean police officers walk by models of North Korea's Scud-B missile, center left, and other South Korean missiles on display at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea. Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. South Korea's President Park Geun-hye is strongly urging North Korea to refrain from conducting a nuclear test that could only worsen the tensions on the Korean Peninsula in the wake of a provocative long-range rocket launch in December, envoy Rhee In-je told The Associated Press and selected news outlets in Davos, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>FILE - In this Sunday, April 15, 2012 file image made from KRT video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds before giving his first public speech during a massive celebration marking the 100th birthday of national founder Kim Il Sung at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. South Korea's new president will not tolerate North Korean provocations but will continue to push for dialogue with Pyongyang, a special envoy to President-elect Park Geun-hye said just hours after the North's top governing body, headed by the country's young leader, declared it would continue atomic tests and rocket launches. (AP Photo/KRT via AP video, FILE) NORTH KOREA OUT, TV OUT</p><p>Visitors watch South Korean army soldiers on patrol along the barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion, South Korea, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Following new U.N. sanctions punishing North Korea for a December rocket launch, North Korea warned that it would continue launching long-range rockets and conduct a nuclear test. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>A woman walks by a board which reads "Forward to Final Victory under Leadership of Great Party,” left, and another reads reads "Let's firmly arm ourselves with the patriotism of Kim Jong Il," in Changgwang Street, Pothonggang District of Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday Jan, 25, 2013. Following new U.N. sanctions punishing North Korea for a December rocket launch, North Korea warned that it would continue launching long-range rockets and conduct a nuclear test. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)</p><p>This Jan. 4, 2013 satellite image provided by GeoEye shows North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test facility. This and other recent satellite photos show North Korea could be almost ready to carry out its threat to conduct a nuclear test, a U.S. research institute said Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The images of the Punggye-ri site where nuclear tests were conducted in 2006 and 2009 reveal that over the past month roads have been kept clear of snow and that North Koreans may be sealing the tunnel into a mountainside where a nuclear device would be detonated. But it remains difficult to discern North Korea's true intentions as a test would be conducted underground. The analysis was provided to The Associated Press by 38 North, the website of U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. (AP Photo/GeoEye Satellite Image)</p><p>South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion, South Korea, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Following new U.N. sanctions punishing North Korea for a December rocket launch, North Korea warned that it would continue launching long-range rockets and conduct a nuclear test. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>FILE - In this Sunday, April 15, 2012 file image made from KRT video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds before giving his first public speech during a massive celebration marking the 100th birthday of national founder Kim Il Sung at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's state news agency says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed at a meeting of top security and foreign officials to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures.", Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/KRT via AP video, FILE) NORTH KOREA OUT, TV OUT</p><p>South Korean army soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures," state media said Sunday, indicating that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>South Korean army soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures," state media said Sunday, indicating that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>A South Koreans girl looks at the North side through binoculars at a unification observation post in Paju near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Kim convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures," state media said Sunday, indicating that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed wire fence in Paju near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Kim convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures," state media said Sunday, indicating that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>A picture of a North Korean rocket Unha is displayed at a unification observation post in Paju near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Kim convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures," state media said Sunday, indicating that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>In this Jan. 28, 2013 photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, delivers opening remarks at the Fourth Meeting of Secretaries of Cells of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures," state media said Sunday, fueling speculation that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations.(AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSION</p><p>In this Jan. 28, 2013 image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers opening remarks at the Fourth Meeting of Secretaries of Cells of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures," state media said Sunday, fueling speculation that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video) NORTH KOREA OUT, TV OUT</p><p>A girl looks at a display on assessment about impact of supposed nuclear attack on Seoul at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. North Korea appears all set to detonate an atomic device, but confirming the explosion when it takes place will be virtually impossible for outsiders, specialists said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>A boy attaches a message wishing unification and peace of the two Koreas to a tree at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. North Korea appears all set to detonate an atomic device, but confirming the explosion when it takes place will be virtually impossible for outsiders, specialists said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>Visitors watch a giant screen showing a South Korean national flag at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. North Korea appears all set to detonate an atomic device, but confirming the explosion when it takes place will be virtually impossible for outsiders, specialists said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>Visitors stand near the sign written in Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese for an exhibition of the Korean War area at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. North Korea appears all set to detonate an atomic device, but confirming the explosion when it takes place will be virtually impossible for outsiders, specialists said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>A woman walks down the stairs at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. North Korea appears all set to detonate an atomic device, but confirming the explosion when it takes place will be virtually impossible for outsiders, specialists said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p>