U.S. senators unimpressed by classified N. Korea briefing

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The U.S. government has laid out its new plans to sharply tighten sanctions on North Korea.
Washington will also work more closely with its regional allies to bring about change in the North.
A statement was released after the White House held a rare briefing with U.S. senators.
Yu Joonhee starts us off.
Top administration officials released a statement conveying President Trump's North Korea policy, following a rare classified briefing for all 100 members of the U.S. Senate at the White House on Wednesday.
It called for pressuring North Korea to dismantle its nuclear and ballistic missile arsenals by tightening economic sanctions and through close cooperation with U.S. allies and other partners in the Asia-Pacific region.
Although it adopts a much softer tone toward Pyongyang following weeks of escalating tensions, the statement did end on a note of defiance, saying the U.S. is ready to defend itself and its allies if necessary.

Many of the senators who attended the closed-door briefing came out with an underwhelming impression.
In particular, Democratic senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon told CNN that the lawmakers learned nothing new about North Korea nor Trump's strategies for dealing with the regime.

Meanwhile the situation on the Korean Peninsula remains tense, with the U.S. sending warships to the region and moving ahead with its deployment of the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea.
Although China has long voiced its displeasure regarding the deployment, the Trump administration has recently made a considerable effort to enlist Beijing in pressuring North Korea.
Yu Joonhee, Arirang News.

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[philipyoung]

It's easy for the Senators to say that because they will be in the hardened bunkers which we the people are not provided with.