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North Korea’s Military Describes Trump’s Threat As ‘Load Of Nonsense’

Kim Jong-un of North Korea with military chiefs
Kim Jong-un of North Korea with military chiefs and top government officials

North Korea’s military has described President Donald Trump’s threat warning of fire and fury as “load of nonsense.”
In a statement today, Thursday, through the Korean Central News Agency, a state-run media outlet, General Kim Rak Gyom, commander of the Strategic Force of the Korean People’s Army, said Trump’s comments fail to grasp the ongoing situation. The statement referred the American President as a “guy bereft of reason. He is extremely getting on the nerves of the country’s army.
“Only absolute force can work on him,” the statement reads.
It said that the country is still examining a possible strike on waters near Guam to signal a crucial warning to the U.S.
North Korea had earlier, in response to Trump’s remarks, that it was considering a strike on the U.S. territory in the western Pacific that would create “an enveloping fire.” Guam is home to a key Air Force base.
The statement said that the country will be “closely watching the speech and behavior of the U.S.
Speaking from Bedminster, New Jersey, on Tuesday, Trump used strong language to caution North Korea against making any further threats against the U.S.
“North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. He has been very threatening — beyond a normal statement — and as I said, they will be met with fire, fury and, frankly, power the likes of which the world has never seen before,” Trump said, referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis added to the increasingly heated rhetoric, urging North Korea’s leader to “take heed” of the United Nations Security Council’s “unified voice,” referring to recent sanctions issued against the nation. Mattis also called for the country to “cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people.”
Members of the U.S. intelligence community believe that North Korea’s nuclear capabilities may be more advanced than initially thought and the country might have developed the technology to miniaturize a nuclear warhead so it can be placed inside an intercontinental ballistic missile, a U.S. official told ABC News on Tuesday. The Washington Post first reported the news, citing a July 28 report by the Defense Intelligence Agency about North Korea’s capabilities.[myad]