Reuters: North Korea says considering strike on Guam after Trump warns of 'fire and fury'
SEOUL/BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - 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".
The sharp increase in tensions rattled global financial markets and prompted warnings from U.S. officials and analysts not to engage in rhetorical slanging matches with North Korea.
Pyongyang said it was "carefully examining" a plan to strike Guam, home to a U.S. military base that includes a submarine squadron, an airbase and a Coast Guard group.
A Korean People's Army spokesman said in a statement carried by state-run KCNA news agency the plan would be put into practice at any moment once leader Kim Jong Un makes a decision.
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WNU Editor: U.S. policies and strategies on how to handle North Korea has been .... for the past two decades .... one of patience and diplomacy with North Korea's allies to restrain North Korean ambitions, and hoping that with time North Korea will reform into something better. This "kicking the can down the road" may have worked in the past, but North Korea's openly stated goal of developing nuclear ICBMs to threaten the U.S. has clearly changed everything. And while I like to believe that North Korea is still a few years away from developing and possessing such a capability .... the leaders of South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. cannot make their decisions based on hope and what I believe in. As for North Korea's other two neighbours .... the Chinese appear to have finally woken up to the threat that North Korea possesses on China's long term strategic interests .... Chinese official: China will pay the price for sanctions on North Korea (The Hill), while the Russians are telling everyone to take a "chill pill" .... Russia downplays North Korea's saber-rattling, tells US to be 'prudent' (Washington Examiner).
More News On The Growing North Korean Crisis
North Korea threatens strike on Guam -- CNN
North Korea threatens missile strike on US Pacific territory dangerously close to Australia -- News.com.au
N. Korea threatens preemptive strike on Guam as tensions rise -- Hawaii News
Trump Threatens ‘Fire and Fury’ Against North Korea if It Endangers U.S. -- NYT
Trump warns NKorea of ‘fire and fury’ as nuke threat worsens -- AP
Trump warns North Korea of 'fire and fury' -- AFP
Alaskan senator: We're concerned about possible North Korean missile strike -- The Hill
'Trump is not helping the situation': Lawmakers throw cold water on Trump's fiery warning to North Korea -- Business Insider
South Dakota Airmen arrive ready to 'Fight Tonight' from Guam -- US Pacific Air Forcesw
North Korea’s alarmed neighbors consider deploying deadlier weapons -- Boston Globe/NYT
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