19 August, 2017
The paper said, "The powerful revolutionary Paektusan army of the DPRK, capable of fighting any war the USA wants, is now on the standby to launch fire into its mainland, waiting for an order of final attack".
President Donald Trump on Friday issued fresh threats of swift and forceful retaliation against nuclear North Korea, declaring the United States military "locked and loaded" and warning that the communist country's leader "will regret it fast" if he takes any action against U.S. territories or allies.
"Do not look at the flash or fireball - it can blind you", the note said.
It also highlights steps for determining what shelters are "safe" - and for removing radioactive material that may accumulate on people's clothes, skin and hair.
A notice put out by Guam's Joint Information Center Saturday warned residents how to prepare "for an imminent missile threat".
Nothing says "vacation" like the threat of nuclear annihilation, at least according to President Trump. He began with a morning tweet: "Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely". Mr. Trump has threatened to unleash "fire and fury" on North Korea if it pursues launching nuclear weapons, and on Thursday said perhaps those comments weren't tough enough. "I'm working with Homeland Security, the rear admiral and the United States to ensure our safety, and I want to reassure the people of Guam that now there is no threat to our island or the Marianas".
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a plea for cool-headedness over escalating tensions between the US and North Korea in a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump urging both sides to avoid words or actions that could worsen the situation.
Guam's Homeland Security Adviser George Charfauros said Friday it would take 14 minutes for a missile fired from North Korea to reach Guam.
Calling it "the responsibility of all", Macron called on the global community to "act in a concerted, firm and effective manner, as it has just done in the (U.N.) Security Council, to bring North Korea back to the path of dialogue". "Fight tonight" has long been the motto of USA forces in South Korea to show they're always ready for combat on the Korean Peninsula.
Local public safety officials have maintained constant communication between base commanders and the governor's office, Gaminde said.
Much of the leaflets deal with how protect yourself from radioactive particles which come from a nuclear attack. "If the explosion is some distance away, it could take 30 seconds or more for the blast wave to hit". Blow your nose, and wipe out your ears and eyelids, it says.
American and South Korean officials said the exercises would happen as planned this month.
"Even if the North's missiles do not hit the ocean territory of Guam, the USA will not tolerate such a provocation simply because it is a severe threat to its national security", said Cha Do-hyeogn, visiting researcher at the Asian Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul.
Gofigan said there is not a lot of panic in Guam, and that people's faith - the island has been overwhelmingly Catholic since the arrival of Spanish missionaries in the 17th century- has been on display in recent days.
