North Korea Threatens to Strike First
U. S. military forces are prepared to launch a preemptive strike if North Korea continues to escalate its nuclear weapons testing. Citing multiple senior U. S. intelligence officials, NBC News reports two American military destroyers have been positioned in range to hit the region with Tomahawk missiles. Earlier this week North Korea told reporters to prepare for a major event on Thursday, although reports now suggest a major nuclear weapons test could take place around Saturday.
«The U. S. is prepared to launch a preemptive strike with conventional weapons against North Korea should officials become convinced that North Korea is about to follow through with a nuclear weapons test, » NBC News reports.
«On Wednesday, North Korea said it would ‘hit the U. S. first’ with a nuclear weapon should there be any signs of U. S. strikes, » NBC News notes. «On Thursday, North Korea warned of a ‘merciless retaliatory strike’ should the U. S. take any action.»
The intelligence officials told NBC News that the U. S. has positioned two destroyers capable of shooting Tomahawk cruise missiles in the region, one just 300 miles from the North Korean nuclear test site. American heavy bombers are also positioned in Guam to attack North Korea should it be necessary, and earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier [photo] strike group was being diverted to the area.
Earlier Thursday, President Donald Trump told reporters, «North Korea is a problem.
