Reaction to North Korea’s third nuclear test continued to pour in throughout Tuesday. A UN Security Council statement strongly condemned the test, with all fifteen countries, including China, voting in favor of releasing a press statement. The statement, read by Kim Sung Hwan, the South Korean Foreign Minister, said that “the members of the Security Council will begin work immediately on appropriate measures in a Security Council resolution.”

However, it was not immediately clear how soon a vote on a new resolution, widely expected to tighten sanctions, would be forthcoming. It was nearly month and a half between North