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North Korea threat: South Koreas approach differs from US and Japan

North Korea threat: South Koreas approach differs from US and Japan

Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said Japans military could deter a missile attack on US territory by North Korea. Should North Korea attack Guam, Onodera said the missiles could be shot down by the Japanese military before reaching the U.S according to Onodera. Meanwhile, South Korea has had a nuclear deterrence since the Korean War when the U.S. vowed to protect the country from its northern neighbor. Pyongyangs recent long-range missile tests havent startled the average South Korean citizen, according to CNN. They say either active war is still highly unlikely or Im not really paying attention to politics, sorry. Aug 11, 2017
How Donald Trump learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

How Donald Trump learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

In 1999, Donald Trump told Meet The Press that the biggest problem this world has is nuclear proliferation, the spread of nuclear weapons. Fast forward 18 years and now-President Trump is boasting about how much he has improved Americas nuclear arsenal, and threatened North Korea with a fire and fury like the world has never seen. Here we take a look at Trumps seemingly ever changing rhetoric on the issue of nuclear weapons. Aug 10, 2017
French police arrest Paris attack suspect

French police arrest Paris attack suspect

Six soldiers were injured in the Parisian suburb of Levallois-Perret, where the culprit rammed his vehicle into the group at 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 9The unarmed fugitive was tracked by armed police for several hours, before being trapped on a Northern France motorway, where he was repeatedly shot and arrested.The suspect, a man born in 1980, was in serious condition when taken into custody.France and amp;#39;s counter-terror unit is investigating the incident.Prime Minister Edouard Philippe verified that the man arrested is the same man who committed the attack. Aug 10, 2017
French police arrest Paris attack suspect

French police arrest Paris attack suspect

Six soldiers were injured in the Parisian suburb of Levallois-Perret, where the culprit rammed his vehicle into the group at 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 9The unarmed fugitive was tracked by armed police for several hours, before being trapped on a Northern France motorway, where he was repeatedly shot and arrested.The suspect, a man born in 1980, was in serious condition when taken into custody.France and amp;#39;s counter-terror unit is investigating the incident.Prime Minister Edouard Philippe verified that the man arrested is the same man who committed the attack. Aug 10, 2017
Everything you need to know about Guam

Everything you need to know about Guam

The western Pacific island has shot from being a relatively unknown U.S. territory to a major player in the heightening tensions between America and North Korea. The Pyongyang government has warned that it is carefully examining a plan to strike the island, after a ramping up in tension between the countries in recent weeks. Aug 9, 2017
Donald Trump: North Korea will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen

Donald Trump: North Korea will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen

U.S. President Donald Trump said on August 8 North Korea will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen if it threatened the United States again. The US presidents threat came hours after it was revealed that North Korea had successfully produced a miniaturised nuclear warhead that can fit its missiles, a key step to become a full-fledged nuclear power, according to U.S. Intel officials. Aug 9, 2017
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