UN holds emergency meeting on failed North Korean rocket

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North Korea's controversial missile launch ended in a major failure on Thursday the united nations Security Council holding an emergency meeting right now.

To decide how to react to a launch that many consider a direct breach of UN resolutions.

Eric Shawn -- Yeah stations in new York and Eric what's the council plan at this point.

Guy Greg while the.

Diplomats here at the United Nations say that this North Korea missile launches provocative a violation of international security and certainly.

A violation of the two previous united nations Security Council resolutions.

Let's take a live look now I can see the microphone -- the diplomats will step up to.

After the close door Security Council meeting is finished there will be discussing their response to the North Korean missile test.

So far the Security Council has slapped North Korea with two rounds of resolutions back in 2006 and 2009.

That after previous long range missile tests and two nuclear test and -- -- hours those previous two tests that were believed to have a conductor with plutonium devices.

There's a worry -- concern that North -- and I'll try a third nuclear test perhaps that they uranium enriched device though they'll have to say.

US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice says that the Security Council must respond in her words credibly.

Secretary General -- -- saying that the action by North Korea is deplorable -- of that meeting underway momentarily.

We'll bring you that relates of course -- ago when it is completed.

All right so North Korea defied two previous UN resolutions what sort of actions.

Could the United Nations take now.

But ask the question of the morning and all the -- -- on what China has to do China all through many years even prevented the discussion of the north trade issue.

From rich in the security council of the Chinese UN ambassador saying that there must be restraint.

It's believe that Beijing will not support any new sanctions are basically -- You may see just a slap on the -- -- -- -- something that really is -- meaningful to -- that north Koreans perished on live in the United Nations in New York -- --

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