President Donald Trump and Moon Jae-in has agreed to increase Seoul’s missile capabilities just days after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan and threatened further launches.

The reclusive state fired an intermediate-range Hwasong-12 over Japan early on Tuesday, which it said was a mere “curtain-raiser” for the North’s “resolute countermeasures” against ongoing US-South Korean military drills.

It came as the US and South Korean forces were nearing the end of the 10-day annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian joint exercises, which the North regards as a rehearsal for invasion.

US President Donald Trump later insisted that “all options” were on the table in an implied threat of pre-emptive military action, while on Thursday US heavy bombers and stealth jet fighters took part in a joint live fire drill in South Korea intended as a show of force...... Read More>> http://newsafriq.com/2017/09/trump-moon-agree-boost-south-korean-missile-capabilities/