Tag Archives: North Korea

US Test-Launches ICBM Amid North Korea Tensions

NBC News reports: The U.S. military successfully test-launched an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile from California early Wednesday, according to an Air Force spokesman — just days after North Korea’s second test of an ICBM. The unarmed Minuteman III missile was launched at 2:10 a.m. PT from Vandenberg Air Force Base, about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles. An Air Force statement …

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Chinese State Media Blasts Trump For “Stabbing China In The Back” With His “Emotional Venting” On Twitter

The New York Times reports: After President Trump pilloried China in 48 tweeted words, accusing it of failing to tame its neighbor and longtime ally North Korea, Beijing issued its own rebuke to Mr. Trump — in a cutting editorial of 1,000 Chinese characters from Xinhua, the official news agency. “Trump is quite a personality, and he likes to tweet,” …

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NORTH KOREA: Kim Jong-Un Claims His ICBMs Can Now Reach Mainland USA, Analysts Say He’s Right

The Associated Press reports: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Saturday the second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile demonstrated his country can hit the U.S. mainland, hours after the launch left analysts concluding that a wide swath of the United States, including Los Angeles and Chicago, is now in range of North Korean weapons. The Korean Central …

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Trump’s First Anti-Trans Tweet Left Pentagon Officials Fearful He Was Announcing Strike On North Korea

Buzzfeed News reports: At the Pentagon, the first of the three tweets raised fears that the president was getting ready to announce strikes on North Korea or some other military action. Many said they were left in suspense for nine minutes, the time between the first and second tweet. Only after the second tweet did military officials receive the news …

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HAWAII: State Readies Nuclear Attack Plan

Hawaii News Now reports: The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency is kicking off an educational campaign aimed at helping residents and visitors figure out what to do if the state is the target of a nuclear missile attack from North Korea. The agency said the threat to the islands from the rogue nation is “currently assessed to be low.” But officials …

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US To Ban Americans From Traveling To North Korea

The Associated Press reports: U.S. officials say the Trump administration will ban American citizens from traveling to North Korea following the death of university student Otto Warmbier who passed away after falling into a coma into a North Korean prison. The officials said Friday that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had decided to impose “geographic travel restriction” for North Korea, …

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Fox News Host Trish Regan: The US Should Send Assassins To North Korea And Kill “This Crazy Fat Kid”

Mediaite reports: Appearing on Fox News’ Outnumbered this afternoon, [host Trish] Regan noted that she hopes that America doesn’t have to get itself involved in military action against North Korea in response to the country’s aggression. Instead, she suggested that perhaps we should just send in some assassins to take out North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. “There’s one other option …

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POLAND: Trump Warns Of “Some Pretty Severe” Action Against North Korea After ICBM Test [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports: President Trump warned Thursday that North Korea could face “some pretty severe” consequences after its defiant test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, but Washington also confronted firm opposition from Russia and China over any possible response. Trump did not specify potential U.S.-directed punishment for North Korea, which on Tuesday launched a missile that experts say had …

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North Korea Claims First Successful ICBM Test

The Associated Press reports: North Korea on Tuesday claimed it successfully test-launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, a potential game-changing development in what may be the world’s most dangerous nuclear standoff and, if true, a direct rebuke to U.S. President Donald Trump’s earlier declaration that such a test “won’t happen!” The launch appeared to be North Korea’s most successful missile …

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Trump Admits His North Korea Strategy Has Failed

Raw Story reports: President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that his plan to contain North Korea has been a failure — but he gave the Chinese government credit for at least putting forth a good effort to help him out. Trump’s plan at the start of his administration was to rely on the Chinese government to use its leverage over …

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US Air Force Flies Supersonic Bombers Over Korean Peninsula Hours After Death Of American Student

The Associated Press reports: The United States flew two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday in a show of force against North Korea, South Korean officials said. The U.S. often sends powerful warplanes in times of heightened animosities with North Korea, and flew B-1B bombers several times this year as the North conducted a series of banned ballistic …

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Fox Host Eric Bolling Suggests “It May Be Time” For A Preemptive Nuclear Strike On North Korea [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: Eric Bolling and the Fox News Specialists led their broadcast Monday with a panel discussion about North Korea moments after news broke about the death of Otto Warmbier, an American student who spent 17 months in a North Korean prison. And in those first moments after news of the death became public, Bolling questioned whether the United States …

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KIM JONG ORANGE: White House Spox Channels North Korea In Gushing Praise Of “Magnetic” Trump

Salon reports: In response to a report by The Washington Post that details President Trump’s tendency to be demeaning and his condescending backhanded comments toward members of his staff, White House spokeswoman Hope Hicks issued a statement about her boss that showered him with exaggerated compliments, to say the least. “President Trump has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, …

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New Fears Over North Korea’s Latest Missile, Regime Claims New Rocket Can Carry Large Nuke [VIDEO]

The BBC reports: North Korea has claimed that the missile it tested on Sunday was a new type of rocket capable of carrying a large nuclear warhead. The missile, launched at a steep angle, reached an altitude of 2,000km (1,242 miles) and traveled about 700km, landing in the sea west of Japan. North Korea said on Monday it was a …

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White House Responds To Latest North Korean Missile Test: The President Can’t Imagine Russia Is Pleased

Politico reports: The White House on Saturday said President Donald Trump “cannot imagine that Russia is pleased” with North Korea’s latest missile test. The statement from press secretary Sean Spicer said “the missile impacting so close to Russian soil – in fact, closer to Russia than to Japan – the President cannot imagine that Russia is pleased.” South Korea and …

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Yesterday Trump “Just Seemed To Go Crazy”

Only yesterday? Politico reports: President Donald Trump questioned why the Civil War— which erupted 150 years ago over slavery — needed to happen. He said he would be “honored” to meet with Kim Jong-Un, the violent North Korean dictator who is developing nuclear missiles and oppresses his people, under the “right circumstances.” The president floated, and backed away from, a …

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Trump Says He Would Be “Honored” To Meet With Dictator Kim Jong Un “Under The Right Circumstances”

Bloomberg reports: President Donald Trump said he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un amid heightened tensions over his country’s nuclear weapons program if the circumstances were right. “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it,” Trump said Monday in an interview with Bloomberg News. …

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Trump: Kim Jong Un Is A “Pretty Smart Cookie”

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump labeled brutal North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un “a pretty smart cookie” in a wide-ranging interview aired Sunday. “At a very young age, he was able to assume power. A lot of people, I’m sure, tried to take that power away, whether it was his uncle or anybody else. And he was able to …

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Sen. John McCain Downplays Talk That Trump Might Order A Preemptive Strike On North Korea [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said early Sunday that he doesn’t think President Trump is planning a preemptive strike against North Korea. “I don’t think so, Jake,” McCain told host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I think that we have to consider that option as the very last option. And for a number of reasons …

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Trump: There Is Absolutely A Chance We Could End Up In A “Major, Major Conflict” With North Korea

Reuters reports: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday a major conflict with North Korea is possible in the standoff over its nuclear and missile programs, but he would prefer a diplomatic outcome to the dispute. “There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea. Absolutely,” Trump told Reuters in an Oval …

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