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North Korea tests most powerful nuclear bomb yet North Korea carried out its most powerful nuclear test to date on Sunday, claiming to have developed an advanced hydrogen bomb that could sit atop an intercontinental ballistic missile. The bomb used in the country's sixth-ever nuclear test sent tremors across the region that were 10 times more powerful than Pyongyang's previous test a year ago, Japanese officials said. While the size of the bomb has not been independently verified, if true, the pariah state is a step closer to being able to fire a nuclear warhead to the US mainland, as it has repeatedly threatened to do. Pyongyang has ratcheted up its ballistic missile testing this year and engaged in an exchange of threats with US President Donald Trump. It has developed projectiles that it says could reach the US mainland, and some experts say that's likely true. US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley joined her counterparts from Japan, France, the United Kingdom and South Korea in requesting an emergency UN Security Council meeting on North Korea. It will be held Monday at 10 a.m. ET. The request came after UN Secretary-General António Guterres also condemned the test, calling it "profoundly destabilizing for regional security." Sunday's nuclear test is the first since Trump took office, and he condemned the test in a series of tweets, calling North Korea's actions "hostile and dangerous to the United States." "North Korea is a rogue nation which has become a great threat and embarrassment to China, which is trying to help but with little success." "South Korea is finding, as I have told them, that their talk of appeasement with North Korea will not work, they only understand one thing!" When asked by a reporter Sunday whether he would attack North Korea, Trump responded: "We'll see." Trump later tweeted that he would meet with White House chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly, Defense Secretary James Mattis and other military leaders. "The United States is considering, in addition to other options, stopping all trade with any country doing business with North Korea," he said in another tweet. A text message to reporters from South Korean President Moon Jae-in's office said the republic was working with the international community to "ensure maximum sanctions and pressures against North Korea's continued provocations." It added that the US and South Korea "agree on using sanctions and pressures to have North Korea come to the table for talks." The text message concluded, "Korea is a country that has experienced war. ... We can't let this experience be repeated again on this land. We will pursue the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula through peace with our allies." Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he spoke with Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday about North Korea's "reckless act." Abe said the US and Japan "stand together 100 percent," and he plans to meet with Putin in Vladivostok, Russia, next week, and the two "have completely agreed to have a close coordination," Abe told reporters. Abe demanded "unprecedented strong pressure" on North Korea and said stopping North Korea's hostile actions "depends on the solidarity and coordination with the international community."  Honesty is the best policy. |
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Why the God didn't stop this North Korean moron? Why God didn't stop the 3,000 Americans died on Sept 11, 2001. Today is the 16th anniversary of that dreadful day. Why the God didn't stop those natural disasters and let those people died in vain? Japan lost 17,000+ lives on March 11, 2011. Why?? Why can't we doubt of god's existence? People under the pressure of their neighbors, teachers, parents, ... so they believe what their neighbor, teachers, parents, ... believed, generation after generation in the same country, same surrounding. If God appear in front of me, or in my dream, I shall believe him, but he never appear. Don't give me those church dogma, I have had recited Rosary, and many others. I have listened the priest and pastor's preaching for years. But I have never seen a miracle. We know Kim Jong-Un is a bad guy, but he lives in a good life with luxuries and power, but his people are hungry to death. What is the judgement of God? Honesty is the best policy.
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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday shot back at North Korea's latest nuclear provocation with a blunt threat, saying the U.S. will answer any North Korean threat with a "massive military response — a response both effective and overwhelming." While he said America does not seek the "total annihilation" of the North, he added somberly, "We have many options to do so." A day that began with President Donald Trump calling North Korea an embarrassment to China and criticizing South Korea for its "talk of appeasement" ended with his Pentagon chief delivering strong words of warning. The president's treasury chief, Steven Mnuchin, said he would propose new sanctions for Trump to consider that would seek to cut off trade with North Korea. Trump went further, writing on Twitter that his administration was considering halting "all trade" with any country that does business with North Korea. The administration has emphasized its pursuit of diplomatic solutions, knowing the potentially horrific costs of war with the North. But the decision to have Mattis deliver a public statement seemed to suggest an escalating crisis. In a brief statement to reporters outside the White House, Mattis said the international community is unified in demanding the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and that the North's leader, Kim Jong Un, should know that Washington's commitment to Japan and South Korea is unshakeable. Mattis said, "Any threat to the United States or its territories, including Guam, or our allies will be met with a massive military response -- a response both effective and overwhelming." Those words alone were within the usual bounds of U.S. commentary on answering North Korean aggression. But he seemed to take it a step further with the reference to "total annihilation." Honesty is the best policy.
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