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News North Korean missiles will “soon threaten” the U.S., President Trump saysPresident says campaign of "maximum pressure" aimed at preventing ICBM capability
Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile program will soon have the ability to threaten the American mainland, U.S. President Donald Trump warned in his first State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday evening. In an over hour-long speech to American lawmakers, Trump condemned North Korea as “depraved” and “cruel,” and touted his administration’s policy of maximum pressure on the DPRK. “North Korea’s reckless pursuit of nuclear missiles could very soon threaten our homeland,” the President said. “We are waging a campaign of maximum pressure to prevent that from happening.” Saying that past administrations had taught Washington that “complacency and concessions only © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |