The United States could strike North Korea if it attacks a U. S. military base or tests an intercontinental ballistic missile, President Donald Trump’s U. N.
WASHINGTON – The United States could strike North Korea if it attacks a U. S. military base or tests an intercontinental ballistic missile, President Donald Trump’s U. N. ambassador said Monday.
In several television interviews, Nikki Haley praised China’s involvement in trying to pressure North Korea to cease missile testing and criticized Pyongyang’s leader, Kim Jong Un, as unstable and paranoid.
Asked about the threshold for U. S. action, Haley told NBC’s “Today Show” that “if you see him attack a military base, if you see some sort of intercontinental ballistic missile, then obviously we’ re going to do that.”
Haley said the U. S. wasn’ t looking for a fight and wouldn’ t attack North Korea “unless he gives us reason to do something.”
The Trump administration has been working to rally support behind its efforts to pressure Pyongyang into abandoning its nuclear program and ending missile tests. Trump spoke again to the leaders of China and Japan late Sunday to discuss the matter.
The White House said in a brief statement Monday that Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed the “urgency of the threat posed by North Korea.
