1 00:00:01,500 --> 00:00:03,533 JUDY WOODRUFF: From North Korea today, new defiance. 2 00:00:03,533 --> 00:00:08,233 The communist regime's leader, Kim Jong-un, insisted that he will never negotiate away 3 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,466 his missile and nuclear programs. 4 00:00:11,466 --> 00:00:16,233 But the world's highest diplomatic body held an emergency session on how to get the North 5 00:00:16,233 --> 00:00:17,866 to do just that. 6 00:00:17,866 --> 00:00:20,666 Correspondent Nick Schifrin begins our coverage. 7 00:00:20,666 --> 00:00:25,666 NICK SCHIFRIN: This afternoon in the U.N. Security Council, the U.S. tried to rally 8 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:28,900 the world to punish and isolate North Korea. 9 00:00:28,900 --> 00:00:30,533 NIKKI HALEY, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: It is a dark day, because yesterday's 10 00:00:30,533 --> 00:00:34,666 actions by North Korea made the world a more dangerous place. 11 00:00:34,666 --> 00:00:38,800 NICK SCHIFRIN: U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said North Korea's test of an intercontinental 12 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,133 ballistic missile requires a global response. 13 00:00:41,133 --> 00:00:46,133 NIKKI HALEY: They have not had any care for Russia or China in this. 14 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,133 They have not listened to anything that you have said. 15 00:00:49,133 --> 00:00:51,533 They're not going to listen to anything that you say. 16 00:00:51,533 --> 00:00:55,400 And so it's time that we all stand together and say, we will not put up with this action. 17 00:00:55,400 --> 00:01:00,433 NICK SCHIFRIN: Haley is trying to lead a diplomatic effort to change North Korean behavior. 18 00:01:02,366 --> 00:01:04,966 The U.S. needs Chinese and Russian help, but Beijing and Moscow have their own strategy. 19 00:01:04,966 --> 00:01:07,333 VLADIMIR SAFRONKOV, Deputy Russian Ambassador to the United Nations (through translator): 20 00:01:07,333 --> 00:01:11,433 We call for all interested states to act with restraint, rather than provocation and war-mongering. 21 00:01:11,433 --> 00:01:15,200 LIU JIEYI, Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations (through translator): We call on all 22 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:19,533 the concerned parties to exercise restraint, avoid provocative actions and belligerent 23 00:01:19,533 --> 00:01:23,100 rhetoric, and demonstrate the will for unconditional dialogue. 24 00:01:23,100 --> 00:01:28,100 NICK SCHIFRIN: Tuesday's missile launch crossed the intercontinental threshold the U.S. had 25 00:01:28,833 --> 00:01:30,900 been hoping to prevent. 26 00:01:30,900 --> 00:01:33,633 In science terms, the missile advance was an incremental, but U.S. officials tell the 27 00:01:33,633 --> 00:01:36,900 "NewsHour" it was in a new, previously unseen configuration. 28 00:01:36,900 --> 00:01:41,900 It was fired from a mobile launcher, had a reentry vehicle, and was two-stage, as seen 29 00:01:42,666 --> 00:01:45,500 on North Korean TV. 30 00:01:45,500 --> 00:01:48,466 The immediate American response was its own launch. 31 00:01:48,466 --> 00:01:52,033 The U.S. and South Korean militaries fired tactical missiles today that can be rapidly 32 00:01:52,033 --> 00:01:54,066 deployed. 33 00:01:54,066 --> 00:01:58,400 And South Korea released a video of what an attack on North Korea would look like, blowing 34 00:02:00,533 --> 00:02:04,166 up North Korean missiles, and video game graphics of a South Korean jet bombing Pyongyang. 35 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:10,566 But, as of now, the focus is very much on diplomacy and increasing pressure on North 36 00:02:11,733 --> 00:02:13,666 Korea. 37 00:02:13,666 --> 00:02:16,066 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson released a statement hours after the missile launch, 38 00:02:16,066 --> 00:02:21,066 saying any country that helps North Korea is aiding and abetting a dangerous regime, 39 00:02:23,066 --> 00:02:24,733 and that all countries that all countries must show North Korea there are consequences 40 00:02:24,733 --> 00:02:27,366 to their pursuit of nuclear weapons. 41 00:02:27,366 --> 00:02:31,500 In a tweet this morning, President Trump expressed frustration that China hasn't done more, writing: 42 00:02:31,500 --> 00:02:33,333 "So much for China working with us. 43 00:02:33,333 --> 00:02:35,366 But we had to give it a try." 44 00:02:35,366 --> 00:02:38,200 So, the administration is casting a wide net. 45 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:43,200 Today, Mr. Trump talked with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi by phone. 46 00:02:45,666 --> 00:02:48,400 North Korea sells missile technology and receives remittances from Africa to Southeast Asia. 47 00:02:50,500 --> 00:02:52,966 To try and stop that income, today, the U.S. delivered a threat to China and others. 48 00:02:52,966 --> 00:02:57,533 NIKKI HALEY: There are countries that are allowing, even encouraging, trade with North 49 00:02:57,533 --> 00:03:01,533 Korea, in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. 50 00:03:01,533 --> 00:03:06,533 Such countries would also like to continue their trade arrangements with the United States. 51 00:03:06,533 --> 00:03:08,633 That's not going to happen. 52 00:03:08,633 --> 00:03:12,333 NICK SCHIFRIN: The U.S. military in South Korea says it is being -- quote -- "self-restrained." 53 00:03:12,333 --> 00:03:15,933 That policy will remain until the diplomacy plays out. 54 00:03:15,933 --> 00:03:18,066 For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Nick Schifrin. 55 00:03:18,066 --> 00:03:22,533 JUDY WOODRUFF: We will take a detailed look at the question of sanctions and North Korea 56 00:03:22,533 --> 00:03:24,166 right after the news summary.