U. S. Could speed up north korea sanctions in response to missile test - official

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The Trump administration could respond to North Korea's latest failed missile test by speeding up its plans for new U. S. sanctions against Pyongyang, including possible measures


against specific North Korean and Chinese entities, a U. S. official told Reuters on Friday. The Trump administration could respond to North Korea's latest failed missile test by


speeding up its plans for new U.S. sanctions against Pyongyang, including possible measures against specific North Korean and Chinese entities, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday. With


North Korea acting in defiance of pressure from the United States and North Korea's main ally, China, Washington could also conduct new naval drills and deploy more ships and aircraft


in the region as a show of force, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "It's possible that something could be sped up," the official said of the potential


for imposing new unilateral sanctions on North Korea. "Something that's ready to go could be taken from the larger package and expedited." The source said the missile launch


was the kind of "provocation" that had been anticipated ahead of South Korea's May 9 election, and President Donald Trump could use the test-firing to further press China to


do more to rein in North Korea. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)