The USS Michigan, an Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine, arrives at a naval base in Busan, South Korea, on April 25, 2017. "The status quo in North Korea is also unacceptable," Trump told a meeting with the 15 UN Security Council ambassadors, including China and Russia, at the White House. "The council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions on North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile programs." South Korean and US officials have speculated for some time that a sixth North Korean nuclear test could be imminent. Regardless, North Korea has carried out nuclear and missile tests in defiance of successive rounds of United Nations sanctions.

Source: Bangkok Post April 25, 2017 01:41 UTC