China calls for "punitive" santions against NK

This must be a first, even if the bomb was a dud or a partial failure...

 

"I think there has to be some punitive actions, but also I think these actions have to be appropriate,'' China's UN ambassador Wang Guangya told reporters Tuesday.  Beijing, traditionally Pyongyang's closest ally, said while military action was "unimaginable," it had not ruled out sanctions.

 

Serious sanctions are being considered, but it remains to be seen if the world collectively has a spine.  At the very least a message can be sent to Iran, in addition to any effect it will have on NK itself.

 

And if you think things are bad now, read this Robert Kalplan article "When North Korea Falls".  Ugh.