On Sunday, President Trump responded to the nuclear
test by North Korea, referring to it as ‘very dangerous and hostile’ to the U.S.
The rogue nation stated that it detonated an H-bomb (hydrogen
bomb) with "perfect success," and carried out its 6th nuclear test
that drew instant condemnation from North Korea’s neighbors.
According to Trump in a series of tweets, North Korea
has performed a major nuclear test. Its actions and words continuously are very
dangerous and hostile to the U.S.
Trump added that we will see, when he was asked upon
exiting morning services at Saint John's Episcopal Church, close to the White
House, concerning whether he’d attack NK.
According to Sarah Sanders, White House Press
Secretary, around one hour after the president’s tweets, the president tweeted
that he and his national security team are monitoring the situation in North
Korea and are going to meet later on today.
She added that she will be providing updates as
needed.
The ones scheduled to go to the meeting include retired-Gen.,
Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly, VP Pence, as
well as Secretary of State R. Tillerson, who’ll join through video-conference.
According to Heather Nauert, State Department spokeswoman,
Rex Tillerson was making phone calls to counterparts within the area following
the purported nuclear test.
In recent months, North Korea increased its pursuit of
a nuclear weapon, as well as a long-range missile which could land such a
warhead upon foreign soil.
The test on Sunday was estimated to possess a yield of
100 kilotons, which means a blast which was 4 - 5 times more impactful than the
explosion within Nagasaki, Japan, in the year 1945, a SK defense official
reported to the country's Yonhap News Agency.
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