NORTH Korea has reportedly staged what appears to be its largest ever firing drill to mark the 85th founding anniversary of its military.
According to Yonhap news agency, a government source said the country had conducted the drill around the eastern port city of Wonsan.
Leader Kim Jong-un is also believed to have participated in the event.
As the world braces for a possible North Korean nuclear test, Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged restraint in a call to President Donald Trump.
American’s US envoy has warned of a strike if Pyongyang attacks a US military base or tests an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Xi’s phone call with Trump came amid signs Pyongyang could soon conduct its sixth nuclear test explosion since 2006, or the latest in a rapid series of missile tests, further advancing its ambitions of developing a nuclear-tipped missile that could reach the US mainland.
In Washington, the Trump administration invited the entire 100-member Senate for a briefing on Wednesday on the escalating crisis.
Adding to the atmosphere of animosity, officials said North Korea has detained a third US citizen.
North Korea poses one the sternest national security challenges facing the three-month-old Trump administration.
Source: Donald Trump, North Korea: Rogue nation stages firing drill to mark military anniversary | Perth Now
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