In Japan, a visiting senior US envoy said Washington and Tokyo were seeking “the strongest possible” measures in response. North Korea insists that its missile and nuclear tests are necessary to counter what it says is a US nuclear threat to its independence. A statement today from a foreign ministry spokesman in Pyongyang mocked President Barack Obama’s “totally bankrupt” policy on the country. Related storiesCarrot and stick: How do you solve a problem like North Korea? North Korea says nukes are defence against US ‘blackmail’

Source: Hindustan Times September 11, 2016 08:43 UTC