United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 was adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on October 14 , 2006 . The resolution , passed under Chapter VII , Article 41 , of the UN Charter , imposes a series of economic and commercial sanctions on the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ( the DPRK , or North Korea ) in the aftermath of that nation 's claimed nuclear test of October 9 , 2006
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2006 North Korean nuclear test
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718