{"id":54363,"date":"2017-12-12T06:46:18","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T06:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=54363"},"modified":"2017-12-12T06:46:18","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T06:46:18","slug":"trump-flexes-his-muscles-north-korea-issued-tough-warning-as-us-begins-missile-drills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/trump-flexes-his-muscles-north-korea-issued-tough-warning-as-us-begins-missile-drills.html","title":{"rendered":"Trump flexes his muscles! North Korea issued TOUGH warning as US begins missile drills"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Trump flexes his muscles! North Korea issued TOUGH warning as US begins missile drills<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">NORTH KOREA has been issued a stern warning by Donald Trump as the US begins missile tracking drills to prepare for the threat of World War 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">North Korea and Kim Jong-un\u2019s ongoing commitment to creating an arsenal of deadly nuclear weapons has prompted fresh training drills from US President Donald Trump and his allies in South Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">North Korea said the last large-scale military drills made the outbreak of World War 3 \u201can established fact\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">And now, the United States, Japan, South Korea will hold two days of missile tracking drills, according to Japan\u2019s Maritime Self-Defence Force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The allies are responding the growing tensions in the region as North Korea continues its fast-developing weapons programmes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The fresh exercises will be the sixth drills sharing information in tracking ballistic missiles among the three allies on Kim Jong-un\u2019s doorstep, according to Japanese officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">It was not established whether the US\u2019s Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system would be involved in the preparations for further North Korea missile launches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The THAAD system sparked outrage from China, after the high-tech defence system was installed in South Korea. Beijing fears the system\u2019s powerful radar could look deep into China and threaten its own security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The international crackdown on North Korea\u2019s weapon programmes includes a series of efforts to cut illegal cash transfers into North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The United States has mounted pressure on China and other nations to cut trade and diplomatic ties with the rogue state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">On Sunday, South Korea said it will impose new unilateral sanctions on 20 institutions and around a dozen individuals in North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">South Korea\u2019s Finance Ministry said: \u201cThis unilateral sanctions will prevent illegal funds flowing to North Korea and contribute to reinforce international communities\u2019 sanctions against North Korea.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The move is seen largely as symbolic but since Kim Jong-un ramped his threats up against Donald Trump, the US President has seriously bolstered his military might in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Around 28,500 US troops are stationed in South Korea, a legacy of the Korean War between 1950-53.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/890978\/North-Korea-news-World-War-3-Donald-Trump-latest<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/trump-flexes-his-muscles-north-korea-issued-tough-warning-as-us-begins-missile-drills.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump flexes his muscles! North Korea issued TOUGH warning as US begins missile drills NORTH KOREA has been issued a stern warning by Donald Trump as the US begins missile tracking drills to prepare for the threat of World War 3. 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