(VOVworld) – The US Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed the legislation to widen sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in response to its recent nuclear test and missile launch. New sanctions are aimed at preventing North Korea from accessing necessary financial resources to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile tipped with a nuclear warhead. The bill would require President Barrack Obama to sanction anyone involved with North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, arms-related materials, luxury goods, human rights abuses, activities that negatively impact cyber security and the use of coal or metals in any of the activities. Penalties would include the seizure of assets, visa bans and denial of government contracts.