North Korea Says That It Is No Longer Bound By Nuclear Test Moratorium. Foreign Monitors Refused Access

The UNSC demanded that North Korea halt any further launches or face consequences [Reuters]

Nuclear Monitors To Be Refused Access To North Korea -- The Telegraph

North Korea has responded to UN Security Council condemnation for its rocket launch by reversing a pledge to allow monitors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect its uranium enrichment programme.

Further thumbing its noses at its critics, North Korea has also announced plans to develop a new rocket and put a satellite into orbit within five years.

The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a presidential statement that "strongly condemns" the launch of a rocket that utilised ballistic missile technology.

Washington also announced that it was cancelling a plan to provide 240,000 tons of food aid to the impoverished nation.

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