North Korea on August 10 said US President Donald Trump was “bereft of reason” and would only respond to force, as it elaborated on a threat to attack the US Pacific territory of Guam. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR /
North Korea is working on plans for a missile strike near the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam targeted at “mid-August,” according to Pyongyang’s state-run KCNA news agency which cited a North Korean army official.
The army will complete its plans in mid-August, ready for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s order, General Kim Rak Gyom, commander of the Strategic Force of the Korean People’s Army said on Wednesday (August 9).
The news agency issued an update on its strike plans on Thursday (August 10) after Trump’s incendiary comments on Tuesday (August 8) that threats to the United States from Pyongyang would be met with “fire and fury.”
North Korea called President Donald Trump’s warning of “fire and fury” a “load of nonsense.”
It said “sound dialogue is not possible with such a guy bereft of reason and only absolute force can work on him.”
Trump’s unexpected remarks prompted North Korea to say it was considering plans to fire four intermediate-range missiles to land 30-40 kilometers (18-25 miles) from Guam, home to about 163,000 people and a U.S. military base that includes a submarine squadron, an air base and a Coast Guard group. (Reuters)