US says to take lead to contain North Korea

Washington has long had the wherewithal to enforce financial regulatory measures against North Korea's illicit activities and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; it has lacked the political will to do so. U.S. officials should immediately

North Korea declared Tuesday that it had carried out a test of a nuclear bomb after the detonation was detected by the U.S. Geological Survey. The White House has called the move a "highly provocative act." NBC News' Jim

Washington has long had the wherewithal to enforce financial regulatory measures against North Korea's illicit activities and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; it has lacked the political will to do so. U.S. officials should immediately

BEIJING — In the aftermath of Tuesday's nuclear test by North Korea, China will almost certainly join the United States in supporting tougher sanctions at the United Nations, accompanied by sterner reprimands from Beijing against its recalcitrant ally

Washington has long had the wherewithal to enforce financial regulatory measures against North Korea's illicit activities and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; it has lacked the political will to do so. U.S. officials should immediately