Trump Warns North Korea Again, Asks it to be ‘Very Very Nervous’
Trump’s earlier “fire and fury” remarks prompted North Korea to say it was considering firing missiles in Guam.
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Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric toward North Korea on Thursday, saying it should be “very, very nervous” if it even thinks about attacking the United States or its allies, after Pyongyang said it was making plans to fire missiles over Japan to land near the US Pacific territory of Guam.
Trump told reporters in New Jersey, where he was meeting with his national security team:
Language on North Korea Might Not be Tough Enough: Trump
Far from toning down his words after saying on Tuesday that any threats by Pyongyang would be “met with fire and fury like the world has never seen,” Trump said those remarks may have not gone far enough.
“Maybe it wasn't tough enough. They've been doing this to our country for a long time, for many years. And it's about time that somebody stuck up for the people of this country and for the people of other countries,” Trump added.
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North Korea Announces Detailed Plan to Launch Missiles on Guam
North Korea on Thursday announced a detailed plan to launch a volley of ballistic missiles toward the US Pacific territory of Guam, a major military hub and home to US bombers, and dismissed President Donald Trump's threats of “fire and fury” if it doesn't back down.
The announcement, made in the name of a general who heads North Korea's rocket command, warned the North is preparing a plan to fire four of its Hwasong-12 missiles over Japan and into waters around the tiny island, which hosts 7,000 US military personnel on two main bases and has a population of 160,000.
Pyongyang Said It Was "Carefully Examining" a Plan to Strike Guam
Trump’s unexpected remarks had on Tuesday prompted North Korea to say it was considering plans to fire four intermediate-range missiles to land 30-40 kilometers (18-25 miles) from Guam, home to about 163,000 people and a US military base that includes a submarine squadron, an air base and a Coast Guard group.
Guam Governor Shrugs off North Korea's Mid-August Strike Plan
Meanwhile, the governor of Guam on Thursday dismissed North Korea's statement that it will develop a plan by mid-August to launch missiles at the US Pacific territory as coming from "a position of fear", and said there was no heightened threat.
They like to be unpredictable. They'll pop a missile off when no one is ready and they've done it quite a few times. Now they've telegraphed it," Guam Governor Eddie Calvo told Reuters in an interview on the island.
(This piece has been edited for length)
(This piece has been published in arrangement with Reuters)
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