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US threatens to use military force against North Korea after first ICBM test

US threatens to use military force against North Korea after first ICBM test

US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has said Washington is prepared to use military force to defend itself after North Korea successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday (4 July).One of our capabilities lies with our considerable military forces. We will use them if we must, but we prefer not to have to go in that direction, Haley told a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday. She called on the international community to stay unified and cut off the major sources of hard currency flow to North Korea, and also restrict the flow of oil for the regimes military and weapons programs. Jul 6, 2017
US and South Korea fire missiles in show of force after North Korea ICBM test

US and South Korea fire missiles in show of force after North Korea ICBM test

The US and South Korea fired a barrage of missiles after North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The two allies carried out the joint military exercises involving live firing off South Korea on Wednesday, 5 July, a day after Pyongyang fired its missile.Though the Norths projectile was earlier thought to be an intermediate-range missile, it has now emerged that the projectile was indeed an ICBM as claimed by the reclusive state. Both South Korean and American militaries have confirmed that it was an ICBM – the first such test undertaken by the reclusive regime. Jul 5, 2017
Darth Vader theme song plays as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi finishes speech

Darth Vader theme song plays as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi finishes speech

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left many confused when he finished a speech to the Imperial March, Darth Vaders theme music from the Star Wars saga, on July 1. Addressing the crowd of accountants at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi wasnt the first time that Modi referenced Star Wars, as Modi ended a speech at Central Park, New York, by wishing the crowd May the force be with you in September 2014. Jul 3, 2017
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