North Korea’s threats to launch yet another missile has been met with the deployment of hundreds of American troops to East Asia. North Korea is feared to be plotting a provocative missile launch or even another nuclear test tomorrow as the country marks the anniversary of its founding with a huge celebration. Experts believe despot Kim Jong-un could be preparing to celebrate the national holiday in

explosive style, setting alarm bells ringing in Seoul, Washington and Tokyo. Now 600 Alaska-based troops have been flown to Japan to take part in drills and boost the number of US soldiers in the region in case the nuclear tension erupts into all-out war. They will carry out Orient Shield military drills with Japanese troops, with Black Hawk helicopters also making the trip for the exercises. READ MORE


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