Clock Ticks as U.N. Passes Harsh Sanctions Against North Korea

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On Saturday, the United Nations Security Council, whose members include the United States, China, and Russia, voted unanimously to approve new economic sanctions on North Korea. The resolution is intended as a rebuke to North Korea’s recent intercontinental missile tests, two of which took place in July.

In a statement released following the approval of the sanctions, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called the resolution "the single largest economic sanctions package ever leveled against the North Korean regime." Haley also said that the sanctions are intended to result in "the loss of one-third of [North Korea's] exports and hard currency."

The sanctions are a bold show of solidarity from the international community, but will they be enough to deter North Korea’s rapidly advancing nuclear program? Stephen Noerper, senior director with The Korea Society, an adjunct professor at Columbia University, and a former senior analyst at the U.S. Department of State, joins The Takeaway to discuss the potential impact of the U.N.'s resolution.