NORTH KOREA TO U.S: WE ARE READY FOR NUCLEAR WAR

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Some military artillery on display by North Korea

Admin l Saturday, April 15, 2017

PYONGYANG, North Korea – The government of North Korea has warned the United States and its allies that it is now ready for nuclear war.




North Korea issued the warning at an occasion to mark the 105th anniversary of the birth of its founding president, Kim Il-sung, during which heavy military artillery were paraded, even as the U.S and its allies have warned North Korea against escalating violence in the region, following the persistent launch of short and long range missile under the leadership of Kim Jong-Un.

“We’re prepared to respond to an all-out war with an all-out war. We are ready to hit back with nuclear attacks of our own style against any nuclear attacks,” Choe Ryong-hae, a powerful Korean official said.

This is coming just as the U.S has deployed F-35A Lightning II fighter jets from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah to Europe for training.

President of the United States, Donald Trump has also threatened to deal with the North Korean threat if China fails to act.

The show of force by North Korea, under the watchful eyes of Kim Jong-Un is also taking place at a time that Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence began his first official trip to the Asia-Pacific region to reinforce the Trump administration’s full commitment to U.S. security alliances.

Pence is expected in Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Sydney for discussions on economic engagement and evolving security challenges.

“You’ve seen the nuclear threat of North Korea,” a senior official said in a background phone call with reporters, “and we’ll reinforce those security alliances.”

Pence and President Donald J. Trump are working closely with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps General Joe Dunford, National Security Advisor Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster and the rest of the National Security Council to develop a military strategy for South Korea and the region as it relates to the entire national security strategy, an officials said in the call.




The National Security Council is already assessing military options, the official added, “but we’ll work that as we sit down in discussions with [Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, United Nations Command and Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command].

An official on the media call said the topic of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, missile defense system probably would come up in discussions with officials in Seoul, “[and] we’re prepared to address that as well. It’s a critical point for the defense of South Korea in recognizing it’s not an offensive weapon. It’s there to prevent rockets slamming from the North Koreans.”

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