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Congressman Sherman Denounces Reported North Korean Nuclear Test

January 6, 2016

Washington DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Asia, released the following statement following claims that North Korea detonated a hydrogen bomb.

"Whether or not the event in North Korea was a hydrogen bomb test, it is abundantly clear that the Kim Jong Un regime has failed to live up to its international commitments and is a danger to international security. The U.S. government, regional powers—especially China—and the United Nations should exert the maximum possible pressure on North Korea to abandon its reckless nuclear program, and most importantly, prevent North Korea from proliferating to other countries."

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