In South Korea, the nation’s military said it conducted a live-fire exercise simulating an attack on North Korea’s nuclear test site to “strongly warn” Pyongyang over the latest nuclear test. The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting at the request of the U.S., Japan, France, Britain and South Korea. The U.S. has about 28,000 troops stationed in South Korea and is obliged by treaty to defend it in the event of war. The U.S. imports about $40 billion in goods a month from China, North Korea’s main commercial partner. Lassina Zerbo, head of the UN test ban treaty organization, said sanctions already imposed against North Korea aren’t working.

Source: National Post September 04, 2017 03:59 UTC