World War Three fears as USA and China warn of 'serious consequences' after North Korea launch 'nuclear missile'

North Korea has sparked fears of a Third World War after launching a nuclear test that caused an earthquake.
Superpowers America and China immediately condemned the rogue state after news was revealed it had conducted its FIFTH nuclear test.
While America is traditionally the communist state's enemy, China has been its closest ally but the statements by the nations today sparked fears of a possible war.
US President Barack Obama said any provocative actions by North Korea would have "serious consequences"



Kim has been sanctioned by the UN over nuclear tests

North Korea has tested multiple ballistic rockets 

 

 

 

Obama had been briefed on board Air Force One by National Security Adviser Susan Rice about reported seismic activity near North Korea's nuclear test site earlier on Friday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. 

 

Obama reiterated the unbreakable US commitment to the security of its allies in Asia and around the world, Earnest China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it was resolutely opposed to North Korea's latest nuclear test and strongly urges North Korea to stop taking any actions that will worsen the situation.
China will stick to its aim of denuclearising the Korean peninsula and uphold the six-party talks process to resolve the issue, the ministry added in a short statement.


France has also condemned a nuclear test conducted by North Korea on Friday, hours after seismic monitors detected a blast near the secretive country's nuclear test site.

The 5.3 magnitude quake was detected near North Korea's known nuclear test site, where it detonated its fourth nuclear device in January.
The seismic event occurred around 9.30am local time, according to the US Geological Survey .
The tremor was detected on the surface with zero depth. Naturally occurring earthquakes strike below ground.





The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC)also reported that the earthquake was due to a suspected explosion.
North Korea later confirmed the blast was its fifth nuclear test.
The country's state TV said the North was now capable of mounting nuclear warheads on ballistic rockets.


It said no leakage of nuclear material had occurred in the test and that there was no environmental impact.
According to the country's Yonhap news agency, the bomb had a estimated yield of approximately 10 kilotonnes.
If so, it would be the country's biggest nuclear explosion so far, MailOnline reported.


South Korea's presidential office said President Barack Obama had indicated he would take every action under a mutual defence treaty with the South, including providing its nuclear umbrella, to protect Seoul from any North Korean threat.
Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye talked by telephone, South Korea's Blue House said, after a seismic event was recorded in North Korea that Seoul and Tokyo described as a nuclear test.
South Korea's presidential office said the two leaders agreed to use every available means to pressure North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme, including adopting a new UN Security Council resolution.
Kim Jong-un's January nuclear test and a series of missile tests this year were in violation of UN Security Council resolutions
The news comes as the USA, China, Russia and North Korea are all bolstering their forces in the region.
China and the US are still at odds over territory in the South China Sea.


Source: Mirror