The UN Security Council condemned the North Korean action by a 9–0 resolution (with the Soviet Union absent) and called upon its member nations to come to the aid of South Korea.
FN's sikkerhedsråd fordømte de nordkoreanske handlinger ved en 9-0 resolution, (hvor Sovjetunionen afstod fra at stemme) og bad sine medlemsnationer komme Sydkorea til hjælp.