Obama promises ‘swift and credible action’ following North Korea nuclear test

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"This is a highly provocative act that… violates North Korea's obligations under numerous United Nations Security Council resolutions, contravenes its commitments… and increases the risk of proliferation," Obama said.

.President Obama is vowing "swift and credible action" after North Korea's latest nuclear test.
"These provocations do not make North Korea more secure," Obama said in a statement early Tuesday morning, after North Korea conducted its third nuclear test.
"Far from achieving its stated goal of becoming a strong and prosperous nation, North Korea has instead increasingly isolated and impoverished its people through its ill-advised pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery."