White House meeting follows North Korea’s largest firing drill

North Korea has had its largest-ever firing drill yesterday, amid speculations of a sixth nuclear test or missile launch. The drill marked the 85 years since the army was founded and included submarines rapidly submerging to make torpedo attacks at enemy warships and aircraft dropping bombs. 

With alarm is rising over North Korea’s progress in developing a nuclear-tipped missile that could strike America, US senators have now arrived at the White House for a briefing, due to the the threat.

All 100 senators were invited, with President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, defence secretary, top general and national intelligence director expected to brief them.

A leading US commander told Congress a US missile defence system being established in South Korea to defend against any North Korean attack should be operational in the coming days.

Read more: North Korea’s threatening message for Australia. 

In testimony to the House Armed Services Committee, the top commander in the Asia-Pacific, Admiral Harry Harris, said he is confident the US could defeat any North Korea missile attack on an American aircraft carrier strike group but said commanders should study placing additional missile defence capabilities in Hawaii.

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