Senate gets classified briefing on North Korea after nuke test

Senators will receive a classified briefing Monday on North Korean nuclear aggression, including a recent nuclear test that analysts say poses a “grave and expanding threat” to the United States.

Jesse Karotkin, the deputy national intelligence manager for East Asia at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, will appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 5 p.m. for a closed hearing titled “Assessing the recent North Korea nuclear event, missile tests and regional dynamics.”