North Korea THREAT: This is how Kim Jong-un could trigger reaction from US<\/p>\n
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North Korea has ramped up its development of nuclear and ballistic missiles, prompting World War 3 fears.<\/span><\/p>\n The US President was wrapped up in a war of words with Kim Jong-un as both sides threatened military strikes on each other.<\/span><\/p>\n James Stavridis, a former Navy Admiral, warned that if North Korea detonates a nuclear missile above ground it would spark an instant reaction from the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n He told MSNBC: \u201cI think it is probably about a 10 per cent chance that it all falls apart and we end up with nuclear detonation on the peninsula from Kim Jong-un.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI disagree with the idea that we would have to go all the way the minute the first missile goes.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think you can do a lot symbolically, going after the North Korean fleet for example while it is in port.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou can go after specific sites, but of course the worry is that Kim Jong-un would respond with artillery on Seoul and then it just ratchets up.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo legitimate worry. I think there is still some room for negotiation here.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think if Kim Jong-un launches one above ground, a nuclear detonation, that would be a moment of peak tension but it will also be a moment of peak opportunity and hopefully at that point even China would step in with us and really put a blockade on this guy, both maritime and on the land border with China.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThat would choke up the economy, that would force him to the table.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The comments come after south Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham said the possibility of military conflict still remains low but predicted a significant upwards shift in the possibility if Kim Jong-un fires another test missile.<\/span><\/p>\n Senator Graham said: \u201cI should say there\u2019s a three in ten chance we use the military option.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIf the North Koreans conduct an additional test of a nuclear bomb \u2013 their seventh \u2013 I would say 70 per cent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n North Korea\u2019s most recent missile test took place on November 29, and the regime said the Hwasong-15 missile soared to an altitude of about 2,780 miles (4,475 km) and flew 590 miles (950km) during its 53-minute flight before landing in the sea new Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n After the missile test Kim Jong-un declared that the North had \u201cfinally realised the great historic cause of completing the state nuclear force\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n President Donald Trump has now urged Vladimir Putin and Russia to side with the United States in a hope to bring an end to North Korea\u2019s nuclear ambitions.<\/span><\/p>\n Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/893768\/North-Korea-news-Donald-Trump-World-War-3-Kim-Jong-un-US<\/span><\/p>\n