The White House questioned the reality of North Korea’s H-bomb – RBC

In Washington doubted the reality of the allegations about North Korea’s test of a hydrogen bomb, informs AP. “Although so far we can not confirm these allegations, we condemn any violation of UN Security Council resolutions and again urge North Korea to abide by its international obligations,” – said the official representative of the National Security Council Ned Price.

The White House said the United States following the situation “in close cooperation with regional partners.” Price said that in Washington “in the course of seismic activity on the Korean peninsula in the vicinity of the well-known North Korean nuclear test site and saw the approval of Pyongyang’s nuclear test».

According to the National Security Council, the DPRK conducted since 2006 three nuclear tests but the United States “has repeatedly made it clear that it will not be accepted as a nuclear state.” “We will continue to protect and defend our allies in the region, including the Republic of Korea, and properly respond to any North Korean provocation,” – concluded Price.

The head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Konstantin Kosachev stressed on his page on Facebook, the actions of the DPRK affect the security of Russia. “If the information about the nuclear test in the DPRK will in fact fake, as has happened before, and the data of the external objective control at this point, unfortunately, evidence to the contrary, we are talking about another violation Pyongyang spirit of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty” – he wrote.

In a statement, the administration of President Francois Hollande also condemned the attempts by North Korea to develop nuclear weapons. Report on test of a hydrogen bomb called Paris “an unacceptable violation of UN Security Council resolutions,” according to Reuters.

The British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, who is on a visit to China, said that London and Beijing opposed to North Korea’s nuclear test and support the resumption of the so-called six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula disarmament n. The head of the British Foreign Office also called for tougher sanctions against North Korea.

North Korea today announced the successful test of a hydrogen bomb, stressing that it will apply only in case of external aggression.