North Korea has claimed its first successful nuclear arms test, and the civilized world has spoken out in condemnation.
China dubbed the tests "brazen" and expressed its "resolute opposition" because N. Korea "defied the universal oppposition of international society." (New York Times) Australia said it would call on the U.N. Security Council to levy financial, trade, and travel restrictions. (NYT) The United States has called the test a "provocative act, in defiance of the will of the international community." (Times Online) Devendra Banhart declared, "very unsettling / news / about / nuclear bomb / being detonated / in north korea. / women remember everything / and mother earth is no exception." (Jane)
The primary players have spoken. Your move, Jong-Il.
