America’s ability to defend itself and its allies against North Korea is “beyond question”, U. S. Ambassador William Hagerty said on Thursday, as he arrived in Japan to take up his post, and reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to its alliance with Tokyo…
America’s ability to defend itself and its allies against North Korea is “beyond question”, U. S. Ambassador William Hagerty said on Thursday, as he arrived in Japan to take up his post, and reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to its alliance with Tokyo.
North Korea has said it was considering plans to fire missiles toward the U. S. Pacific territory of Guam, although North Korean media on Tuesday said leader Kim Jong Un had delayed the decision while waiting for the next U. S. move.
“The United States’ ability to defend itself is beyond question, the U. S. ability to defend our allies like Japan is beyond question, ” Hagerty told reporters.
“Our alliance with Japan is ironclad. I expect to see us strengthening our position in the face of the increasing threat here in this region, and I also expect to see further involvement of Japan.
