North Korea details Guam missile plan, dismissing Trump warnings as ‘nonsense’
North Korea dismissed warnings by U.S. President Donald Trump that it would face ‘fire and fury’ if it threatened the United States as a ‘load of nonsense’ and outlined detailed plans on for a missile strike near the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam.
Tillerson, Mattis back up Trump’s stark warning to North Korea
The State and Defense departments provided backup Wednesday to President Trump’s threat a day earlier to rain down ‘fire and fury like the world has never seen’ if North Korea did not curb its nuclear programs, but there was little sign Pyongyang was seeking to ease its threats against the U.S. and its allies in the region.
U.S., Japan conduct air exercises near Korean peninsula
The United States and Japan conducted joint air drills in skies near the Korean peninsula on Aug 8.
Russia downplays North Korea’s saber-rattling, tells US to be ‘prudent’
Russia’s top diplomat downplayed North Korea’s nuclear saber-rattling following a diplomatic summit Tuesday, and said the United States has to take ‘prudent’ steps to deescalate the crisis.
North Korea considers missile strike on Guam after Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ warning
North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met with ‘fire and fury’.
First Baptist’s Robert Jeffress: ‘God has given Trump authority to take out Kim Jong Un’
Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress, one of President Donald Trump’s evangelical advisers who preached the morning of his inauguration, has released a statement saying the president has the moral authority to take out North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.