North Korea is reportedly moving aircraft in an effort to strengthen its defenses after the nation’s foreign minister said that President Trump’s tweets amount to a declaration of war.
North Korea is reportedly moving aircraft in an effort to strengthen its defenses after the nation’s foreign minister said that President Trump’s tweets amount to a declaration of war.
South Korean lawmaker Lee Cheol Woo said Tuesday that the North appeared to be bolstering its defenses along its east coast, according to Reuters.
Trump in a tweet late Saturday wrote that North Korea « won’t be around much longer. » His tweet came after North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho defended Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development programs during a speech before the United Nations General Assembly.
Ri on Monday responded to Trump’s apparent threat, telling reporters in New York that the president’s tweet « declared war » on North Korea. Ri also warned that Pyongyang would shoot down U. S. aircraft, even if they are not in North Korean air space.
