Japanese diplomats said their government is likely to call for an emergency meeting of the U.N.Security Council immediately following the North Korean launch to discuss what punitive actions against Pyongyang should be pursued.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

But Marceil said it remained to be decided if there would be a five-way meeting on the subject, or just bilateral contacts on implementing the new U.N.sanctions resolution against Pyongyang approved after its latest nuclear test in late May.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

U.S. officials were circumspect Tuesday about the actions they're seeking to take against Pyongyang.

WSJ: U.S. Tries to Line Up U.N. Rebuke

Given the US's priorities, it is impossible to imagine the White House taking any forthright action against Pyongyang.

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But it backed UN sanctions against Pyongyang after the nuclear test, in a move seen by some as a shift.

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