US missile defense review signals out N Korea as 'extraordinary threat'

U.S. President Donald Trump is due to unveil a revamped missile defence strategy on Thursday that singles out North Korea as an ongoing "extraordinary threat," seven months after he declared that the nuclear threat had been eliminated.

"While a possible new avenue to peace now exists with North Korea, it continues to pose an extraordinary threat and the United States must remain vigilant," the report said in its executive summary, which was reviewed by Reuters ahead of its release on Thursday. The Missile Defense Review is a sweeping examination of efforts to shield America from missile threats. It singles out concerns about advancing capabilities by North Korea, Iran, Russia and China.