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North Korea: Kim Jong-un briefed on plan to fire missiles near Guam

North Korea: Kim Jong-un briefed on plan to fire missiles near Guam

North Koreas state-run television KRT on Tuesday (15 August) released still photographs of its leader Kim Jong-un visiting the command of the strategic force of his army to review the rogue nations plan to fire four missiles to strike US Pacific territory of Guam. However, KRT also said that Kim has put on hold his plans to attack Guam to watch the US actions a bit longer. Aug 15, 2017
China would join forces with North Korea if US launches preemptive strike

China would join forces with North Korea if US launches preemptive strike

China will remain neutral if North Korea fires missiles at United States territory first...but should the US launch a preemptive strike, as it has suggested it might, North Koreas chief ally would come to the Norths aide. While not direct government policy, that verdict of how the country should react amid the unfolding nuclear threats from the US and North Korea is contained in an editorial in the influential Communist Party–run Global Times newspaper if the US and South Korea carry out strikes and try to overthrow the North Korean regime and change the political pattern of the Korean Peninsula, China will prevent them from doing so. Aug 13, 2017
President Trump warns North Korea military solutions are locked and loaded

President Trump warns North Korea military solutions are locked and loaded

Donald Trump warned North Korea that the U.S. military is ready to deal with the countrys following threatsMilitary solutions are now fully in place,locked and loaded,should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!This comes on the heels of North Korea announcing plans to fire missiles at Guam. Pyongyang also accused him of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of a nuclear war.Trump also warned North Korea of fire and fury... doubling down on that threat shortly after saying maybe it wasnt tough enough Aug 13, 2017
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
North Koreans stage massive rally to denounce latest UN sanctions

North Koreans stage massive rally to denounce latest UN sanctions

Thousands of North Koreans staged a massive demonstration in Pyongyang on Wednesday (9 August), denouncing the latest UN sanctions against the Kim Jong-un regime. In a unanimous vote on 5 August, the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council slapped new sanctions on Pyongyang after it launched two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) in July. The sanctions will see the reclusive states $3bn (£2.3bn) annual export revenue being slashed by a third. Aug 10, 2017
North Koreans stage massive rally to denounce latest UN sanctions

North Koreans stage massive rally to denounce latest UN sanctions

Thousands of North Koreans staged a massive demonstration in Pyongyang on Wednesday (9 August), denouncing the latest UN sanctions against the Kim Jong-un regime. In a unanimous vote on 5 August, the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council slapped new sanctions on Pyongyang after it launched two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) in July. The sanctions will see the reclusive states $3bn (£2.3bn) annual export revenue being slashed by a third. Aug 10, 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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