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What is the right response to North Korea nuke test?

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    International security expert Jim Walsh weighs in

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-- happening now new concerns North Korea is getting closer to developing a ballistic missile that can carry a nuclear warhead.

The rogue nation announcing on state TV it's deep detonated has detonated.

It made it miniaturized nuclear device after international monitors detected considerable seismic activity.

At the country's nuclear test site the United Nations and President Obama quick to condemn the north's action.

Mr.

Obama calling of the latest -- test a provocative act that threatens the world community.

And in North Korea's democratic neighbors South Korea angry protesters in -- burning in North Korean flag.

Calling for a stronger punishment.

International security expert Jim walls and tells a research associates at MIT security studies program.

Joining us now okay so the UN Security Council held a special meeting regarding this -- this morning.

Issuing strong condemnation there is already international sanctions and isolation.

Nothing seems to deter him so do you think that it's going to.

Get to the point of having military action that'll stop them.

Well -- that would be quite a roll the dice we've seen that before that was called the Korean War.

And that was a pretty bloody affair it's certainly what no one wants I mean the Chinese don't want that on their doorstep we have 23000.

US servicemen and service women on the peninsula.

They would find themselves in the middle of that and of course the Korean Peninsula would be destroyed if we had an all out war so.

I hope that's not what is going to happen but there's a danger bet because we have new leaders and all the major countries.

North Koreans being provocative it just has to take someone making a mistake or miscalculation.

And bush you know certainly you can have an escalation so.

Today it actually Arthel I'd worry more about that danger that danger of accidental war or miscalculation than I do about the nuclear test itself that's that's a problem that's going to be a problem over time.

But today I worry about untested leaders in a tense and dangerous region -- and you're talking about who in particular those untested.

Leaders well you have you have new leadership in China you have new leadership in North Korea Kim Jong Hoon is only twenty something years old.

We South Korea just elected a new president this month party of Japan had election a little while -- -- everyone is -- Yes that's true but stuck by China though because that some of our guest earlier.

They were saying that hey -- maybe the US -- put sanctions on on China.

And pressure on China is that a possibility.

You know I don't people always talk about this you know this is our third test now and folks always say that.

It hasn't happened and I don't see it happening number one John is our biggest trade partner I mean there you know a member of the UN Security Council.

Permanent member with a big economy that we do a lot of business with.

I think it's unlikely that we'll sanction the whole country we might try to go after individual Chinese firms that do business with North Korea but we're already doing that I mean.

You know we've had sanctions are -- -- -- sanctions policy for the last five.

Plus years.

And -- now on this thing -- it's up provocation sanctions provocation sanctions.

And you know I don't know the hot we have hundreds sections of a 101 sanctions is really gonna change -- -- -- I kind of doubt it so what's did.

Solution there probably is set up our dad don't mean to ferret that out there because really needed that -- when that an easy answer.

Now you know it's not and I wish I had a solution but you know are are -- clearly the current policy isn't working right.

Things are working we know that doesn't work.

What will work its -- in part because it's hard to know what North Korea's logic yes.

You know there -- a lot of people loyalist with Korea almost all this get things wrong very hidden very -- hard to know what's going on and -- the policy depends on understanding your adversary so that's one -- things.

I would say though at some point we can't reward bad behavior but we have to start talking to them and we have to take steps to reduce the chance at a crisis or a crisis escalation and it goes the two things I would focus on.

But I don't expect big changes -- ice in the UN's gonna issue more statements will be more provocations.

And I expect this wheel to go around at least a couple of more times all right Jim Walsh will be watching thank you very much for your analysis this morning and Dow.

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