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    UN Weighs Sanctions against North Korea

    In light of Sunday's nuclear test, an unidentified North Korean official announced to the state news agency today, "We hope the situation will be resolved before an unfortunate incident of us firing a nuclear missile."

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In light of Sunday's nuclear test, an unidentified North Korean official announced to the state news agency today, "We hope the situation will be resolved before an unfortunate incident of us firing a nuclear missile." But there's still doubt about the real nature of Sunday's test. However successful North Korea's nuclear test might have been, the fact that it happened at all is a set-back for efforts at non-proliferation. At the United Nations today, even China says there must be "some punitive action" against North Korea for testing a nuclear weapon. America's Ambassador John Bolton called for a "strong resolution and swift response from the Security Council." Who's to blame? We hear from the UN, see how North Korea's test compares to those of other nations and ask about failures of diplomacy.

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    Assessing North Korea and Saving Face in Iraq
    1. 1:35UN Weighs Sanctions against North KoreaYou’re reading this
    2. 7:31Group Studies the Way Forward on Iraq
    3. 42:25Thousands Mourn Death of Russian Journalist
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Maggie Farley

      UN Correspondent, Los Angeles Times

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      Philip Coyle

      former Director of Weapons Testing, Pentagon

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      Daniel Sneider

      Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Assessing North Korea and Saving Face in Iraq
    1. 1:35UN Weighs Sanctions against North KoreaYou’re reading this
    2. 7:31Group Studies the Way Forward on Iraq
    3. 42:25Thousands Mourn Death of Russian Journalist
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