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US President Barack Obama has condemned North Korea's nuclear test and said the international community will need to respond. In a speech, he said North Korea was deepening its own isolation.

"(Hello, everybody.) North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs pose a grave threat to the peace and security of the world, and I strongly condemn their reckless action. North Korea's actions endanger the people of Northeast Asia. They are a blatant violation of international law, and they contradict North Korea's own prior commitments. Now the United States and the international community must take action in response."

Leaders around the world were quick to condemn North Korea's nuclear test. The atomic test ban treaty organization based in Vienna called it a wrong step in a wrong direction. In Denmark, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was disturbed by the test which has stoked tension across the East Asia and drawn official protest from many countries around the world.

"It has a negative impact on the ongoing non-proliferation of nuclear weapons as well as the nuclear disarmament talks at the global and regional level."

As North Korean television denounced its underground nuclear test, over the border North Korea's closest thing to a friendly nation, China was strongly denouncing it on their news bulletin. The Chinese anchorman read out the foreign minister's statement in which he expressed China's total opposition to the nuclear test. He said China had consistently strived for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula to prevent proliferation and safeguard the peace and stability of the area. He strongly demanded North Korea abide by its denuclearization promises and return to six-party talks on the issue. China gives North Korea crucial economic and diplomatic protection and has regarded it as a buffer against US and allied forces up to its border. America hopes China will use its influence to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table.

Penny Tweedie, Reuters.

Glossary [only for reference]

the international community: a vague term used in international relations to refer to all the governments of the world or to a group of them.

isolation [uncountable]: when one group, person, or thing is separate from others

reckless: not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions

blatant: something bad that is blatant is very clear and easy to see, but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed

international law: the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nation-states in adherence to recognized values and standards.

prior: existing or arranged before something else or before the present situation

the atomic test ban treaty organization: the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) is an international organization that will be established upon the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, a Convention that outlaws nuclear test explosions.

stoke [transitive]: to cause something to increase

non-proliferation [uncountable]: the limiting of the number of nuclear or chemical weapons in the world, especially by stopping countries that do not yet have them from developing them

nuclear disarmament [uncountable]: the process or activity of getting rid of nuclear weapons

denounce [transitive]: Archaic. to announce or proclaim, esp. as something evil or calamitous.

underground nuclear test: refers to test detonations of nuclear weapons that are performed underground. When the device being tested is buried at sufficient depth, the explosion may be contained, with no release of radioactive materials to the atmosphere.

anchorman [countable]: a man who narrates or coordinates a newscast in which several correspondents give reports

abide by something [phrasal verb]: to accept and obey a decision, rule, agreement etc, even though you may not agree with it

six-party talks: aim to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.

buffer [countable]: protection, someone or something that protects one thing or person from being harmed by another