Extraordinary step taken as administration pressures UN security council for full force of existing sanctions and further measures in event of nuclear testThe entire US Senate will travel to the White House on Wednesday to be briefed by senior administration officials about the brewing confrontation with North Korea.
The strange briefing underlines the urgency with which the Trump administration is treating the threat posed by Pyongyang’s continuing development of nuclear weapons and missile technology. It follows a lunch assembly Trump held with ambassadors from UN member states on the security council on Monday where he emphasised US resolve to stop North Korea’s progress. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com