In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, photo provided by the United Nations, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters. The council voted Wednesday to further tighten sanctions on North Korea in response to their fifth and largest nuclear test yet. "The Security Council has today taken strong action on one of the most enduring and pressing peace and security challenges of our time: the nuclear and ballistic missile activities of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. I welcome the unanimous adoption of this new resolution," the Secretary General, who is South Korean, said, referring to North Korea by its full name. (Rick Bajornas/United Nations via AP)
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