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The World Tonight: UN Security Council lambasts North Korean nuclear tests

UN Security Council lambasts North Korean nuclear tests

04/09/2017

BBC Radio 4 - The World Tonight, UN Security Council lambasts North Korean nuclear tests

The US ambassador to the United Nations accuses Kim Jong-un of 'begging for war'.

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. The US ambassador to the United Nations accuses Kim Jong-un of 'begging for war'.

As fears grow over North Korea's nuclear capacity how can the international community deal with the threat? We hear from the British and Japanese ambassadors to the UN. Also pressure is growing on Nobel prize winner Aung Sang Suu Kyi to act in support of Myanmar's Rohingya minority - thousands of whom are fleeing a military crackdown. We speak to the former foreign office minister, Baroness Warsi. And why has Ethiopia's most popular musician been banned from performing live?

Description: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un examines 'nuclear device'
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