[20160107]IF10345_朝鲜2016年1月核试验后美国可能采取的政策方针.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov January 7, 2016Possible U.S. Policy Approaches After North Koreas January 2016 Nuclear TestOn January 6, North Korea announced that it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, its fourth nuclear weapon test since 2006. Despite skepticism about Pyongyangs claim regarding the nature of the device (see CRS Insight IN10428, North Koreas January 6, 2016, Nuclear Test), governments around the world condemned the act as a flagrant violation of several United Nations Security Council resolutions. The UNSC convened an emergency meeting and began work on a resolution that would impose additional sanctions and punitive measures on North Korea, although it is doing so when most analysts agree that U.S. and multilateral sanctions have not prevented North Korea from advancing its fledgling nuclear weapons capability. Reactions from China and South Korea Chinas swift criticism of the test seemed to confirm Beijings strained relations with Pyongyang. Under North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, now entering his fifth year in power, Chinas role as North Koreas benefactor and protector appears to have diminished. China still provides critical assistance and trade to the iso