The U.N. Security Council has voted to condemn North Korea for carrying out a new test launch of a long-range rocket. North Korea says it is experimenting to put a satellite into space, but opponents say North Korea is in fact testing for what could one day be a long-range nuclear warhead. At the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon denounced the launch.

Ban Ki-moon: “I really deplore today’s rocket launch by the DPRK. It was all the more regrettable because it defied the unified and strong call of the international community. It is a clear violation of the Security Council Resolution 1874, in which the Council demanded that the DPRK not conduct any launch using ballistic missile technology. I have been urging the leadership in Pyongyang not to carry out such a launch and instead to build confidence and to improve the lives of its people.”

The United States and European Union say they will push for a new round of sanctions against North Korea in response to the launch.