As tense as the situation with
North Korea has already become,
it could get worse.
South Korea believes the North
is planning another missile
launch within a few days.
The test launch of
what some suspect will
be an intercontinental
ballistic missile
capable of hitting
the United States
could come this Saturday.
That's the anniversary of
North Korea's founding.
And leader Kim Jong-un
may want to show off
his ability to target the
US with nuclear weapons.
The stakes could not be
higher the urgency is now.
DALE HURD: And at a special
meeting of the UN Security
Council Monday, the US repeated
its warning to North Korea.
Nuclear powers understand
their responsibilities.
Kim Jong-un shows no
such understanding.
His abusive use of missiles
and his nuclear threats
show that he is begging for war.
DALE HURD: Japan, which
had a North Korean missile
fly through its airspace,
told the Security Council
something must be done.
The Security Council must
act to stop North Korea
from continuing down this road.
DALE HURD: South Korean warships
conducted live-fire exercises
at sea today in a
show of strength
after the North conducted
its biggest nuclear test ever
of a hydrogen bomb.
On Monday, Seoul used
F-15 fighter jets
and land-based
ballistic missiles
to simulate an attack on North
Korea's nuclear test site
to strongly warn the North
over the recent detonation.
China has begun nuclear
radiation emergency
drills along its border
with North Korea.
President Trump,
asked in Washington
if he would attack North
Korea, said, "We'll see."
Russia, China, and
the European Union all
claim there is no military
solution to the crisis,
but all have
condemned North Korea.
The path undertaken
by North Korea
is dangerous,
irresponsible, and illegal.
No US military action
appears imminent.
And UN ambassador
Nikki Haley is calling
for the strongest possible
sanctions against North Korea
at the UN, while the
Trump administration looks
into penalties against nations
that do business with the North
Dale Hurd, CBN News.
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