Former Iowan living in Guam says tensions have eased

Trevor Taylor
GettyProfessor Trevor Taylor said Britain would have to join the US if North Korea attacked first
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17 August, 2017

As the crisis has unfolded, Trump has alternated praising China for its help and chiding it for not doing more.

"Trump looks forward to seeing Xi in China later this year, a meeting that will be a very historic event".

It quoted Kim as saying: "The United States, which was the first to bring numerous strategic nuclear equipment near us, should first make the right decision and show through actions if they wish to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and prevent a risky military clash". "This is tragicomedy of its own making".

Colonel Richard Kemp, ex-Commander of British Forces Afghanistan, stated that "the United Kingdom should support the U.S. against North Korea", adding that ruling out supporting the USA at this stage is "weak, ill-judged and weakens the West".

The commander of North Korea's strategic force was waiting for orders "after rounding off the preparations for the enveloping fire at Guam", the report added.

It continued, "If the Trump administration does not want the American empire to meet its tragic doom in its tenure, they had better talk and act properly".

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Saturday that the regime of North Korea is responsible for the crisis with the USA and must fix it, affirming that London longs to a diplomatic resolution.

The phone call with the French President came hours after Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

According to the White House, Trump and Xi affirmed that the recent adoption of a new UN Security Council resolution regarding North Korea was an important and necessary step toward achieving peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. He also made comments that appeared to be an attempt to ease anxiety over tit-for-tat threats between President Donald Trump and North Korea while also showing a willingness to back up Trump's warnings if need be. But Washington is also ready to use the "full range" of its military capabilities in case of provocation, Dunford said.

Abe says: "I will do everything, to the best of my ability, to protect the safety and property of the Japanese people".

On Friday, the Defense Ministry said it was deploying four of Japan's surface-to-air Patriot interceptors in western Japan to respond to a possible risk of fragments falling from missiles.

President Donald Trump has issued fresh threats of swift and forceful retaliation against nuclear North Korea, declaring the US military "locked and loaded" and warning that the communist country's leader "will regret it fast" if he takes any action against USA territories or allies.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Command of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in an unknown location in North Korea in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 15, 2017.


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