Despite opposition from China and Russia, the United States said May 31 it will push for new United Nations sanctions on North Korea if the communist regime conducts a nuclear test.
American officials, along with counterparts from South Korea and Japan, have voiced concern regarding a potential nuclear test by the North Korean regime. It would be the country’s first nuclear test in nearly five years and seventh nuclear test overall.
China and Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution on May 26, sponsored by the United States, that would have imposed sanctions on North Korea for a recent uptick in missile testing, including intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the continental United States….
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