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The world is holding its breath today amid fears the crisis over North Korea could spiral in to global war after Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un made unprecedented threats to trade devastating missile strikes
Daily Mail: Trump takes Kim to the brink: America and North Korea are locked in extraordinary standoff as US president boasts his nuclear arsenal is 'more powerful than ever’ and puts on show of strength from US air base which Jong-un is preparing to bomb
* Two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers from Guam military base took part in 10-hour mission over Korean peninsula
* Hours later, North Korea warned it was 'carefully examining' plans to make 'an enveloping fire' around Guam
* Trump had earlier said any threat to the U.S. would be met with 'fire and fury like the world has never seen'
* This morning North Korea said the training mission 'proves that the U.S. imperialists are nuclear war maniacs'
* Guam's governor has said that the White House has reassured the island that 'America will be defended'
* Pyongyang previously said U.S. would 'pay dearly' for UN sanctions it successfully imposed over the weekend
* US officials believe Kim Jong-Un has built a miniaturized warhead and has an arsenal of 60 nuclear bombs
* But US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said this morning he does 'not believe that there is any imminent threat' from North Korea, and 'Americans should sleep well at night'
The world is holding its breath today amid fears the crisis over North Korea could spiral in to global war after Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un made unprecedented threats to trade devastating missile strikes.
President Trump tweeted that the US's nuclear arsenal is 'far stronger and more powerful than ever before', adding: 'There will never be a time that we are not the most powerful nation in the world!'
His remarks came after Pyongyang's volatile dictator warned he was 'carefully examining' plans to make 'an enveloping fire' around the US island of Guam, which is home to about 163,000 people and a sprawling American military base.
President Trump earlier made an apocalyptic warning that North Korea faces 'fire and fury like the world has never seen' over its nuclear program.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 9, 2017
What is the US military's presence near North Korea? -- The Guardian
Why it could take months for the US to get ready for war with North Korea -- CNN
North Korea has made a nuclear weapon small enough to fit on a missile. How worried should the world be? -- Los Angeles Times
North Korea's nuclear advances raise alarm in Japan -- DW
South Korean President Calls for Urgent Enhancement of Defense Capabilities -- Sputnik
Russian, US top military officers discuss situation in Syria, Iraq -- TASS
Russian, Chinese Navies to Hold Second Stage of Joint Drills in September -- Sputnik
China stages navy drills after North Korea launch -- UPI
Advanced tech outfits give Chinese military the cutting edge -- Financial Times
Egyptian Navy Receives 2nd of 4 Type 209 Submarines Ordered in Germany -- Sputnik
Turkey's Military to Move Into Somalia After Backing Qatar in Gulf Crisis -- Newsweek
Greek military studying 'unusual' moves by Turkish jets -- Ekathimerini
German military spending gets political -- DW
US-Israel teams ramp up interceptor builds -- Defense News
New Okinawa minister says Japan-U.S. SOFA should be ‘re-examined’ after Osprey crash -- Japan News
Vietnam wins U.S. defense pledges as tension with China grows -- Reuters
Why Is US Sending An Aircraft Carrier To Vietnam? -- IBTimes
Pentagon May Boost Support to Philippine Counter-ISIS Ops -- Military.com/AFP
US Soldiers Deployed to Somalia Teaching Partners How to Drive Trucks -- VOA
The U.S. Air Force’s OA-X Program Remains a Big Mystery -- National Interest
Trump: US nuclear arsenal stronger than ever after I ordered modernization -- RT
DOD Personnel Warned Against Travel to Russia -- John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes
Soldier charged in botched Humvee airdrop will face court-martial -- Army Times
Two Marine commanders fired this year for behavior toward women -- Marine Times
N. Korea crisis spurs surge in global missile defense requests to Lockheed Martin -- RT
Army cyber general: ‘What a difference a year makes’ -- Fifth Domain
The US military is getting closer to deploying lasers and rail guns — here's how they might be used -- Business Insider
Trump's generals: President turns to military men for counsel, order -- FOX News
Continued US Leadership Requires Military Reinvestment -- Andrew Nagode & Frederico Bartels, Daily Signal
The U.S. Military's Strength Is Being Wasted on Pointless Wars -- Daniel L. Davis, National Interest
The U.S. Military Is Still In Denial About The Coming Fiscal Crunch -- Todd Stein, Forbes
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