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North Korea Threatens US With "First-Strike" Nuclear ICBM

North Korea Threatens US With "First-Strike" Nuclear ICBM

In the latest troubling development to come out of North Korea's increasingly irrational leadership, Reuters reports that the communist country has nothing to fear from any U.S. move to broaden sanctions aimed at cutting it off from the global financial system and will pursue "acceleration" of its nuclear and missile programs, according to a Pyongyang envoy.

North Korea "One Step Closer To ICBM Launch" After Successful Test Of "New Type" Rocket Engine

North Korea "One Step Closer To ICBM Launch" After Successful Test Of "New Type" Rocket Engine

One day after Rex Tillerson warned that the US is contemplating a pre-emptive military attack on North Korea, the isolated nation announced it has conducted a ground test of a new type of high-thrust rocket engine that leader Kim Jong Un is calling a "revolutionary breakthrough" for the country's space program, the North's state media said Sunday.

"Military Action Is On The Table": Tillerson Warns "Patience" With North Korea Has Ended

"Military Action Is On The Table": Tillerson Warns "Patience" With North Korea Has Ended

The U.S. policy of "strategic patience" with North Korea has ended, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in South Korea on Friday quoted by Reuters, adding that military action would be "on the table" if North Korea elevated the threat level. Tillerson said that 20 years of trying to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear program had "failed" and that he was visiting Asia “to exchange views on a new approach.”

North Korea Threatens US With "Merciless Strikes" As US Carrier Arrives

North Korea Threatens US With "Merciless Strikes" As US Carrier Arrives

One day after South Korea press reported that US special forces, including a Delta Force team and the infamous SEAL Team 6 are participating in local drills, practicing the removal of Kim Jong-un as well as the infiltration and destruction of North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction, North Korea threatened the US with "merciless" attacks if an aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson, which is currently taking part in joint South Korean drills "infringes on its sovereignty or dignity", Reuters reported on Tuesday.

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