U.S. gives thumb-up to boosted South Korean missiles
02 September 2017 |
8:00 am
U.S. President Donald Trump agrees with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in to revise a treaty limiting the development of the South's ballistic missiles, as tensions rises over North Korea's weapons testing.
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