President Trump vowed to deal with North Korea “very strongly” on Monday — saying they are a “big, big problem” — following their latest ballistic missile test.
The promise came during the president’s joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House.
“Obviously, North Korea is a big, big problem and we will deal with that very strongly,” Trump said.
While the president was not questioned about North Korea’s successful missile launch on Saturday, he chose to bring it up when asked about the “most important national security problems” facing the US today. But he did not specifically outline what he would do to punish North Korea.
The Pentagon on Monday described the communist nation as a “clear, grave threat” to US security, citing the recent advancements in their ballistic missile programs, seen in this weekend’s test
“North Korea openly states that its ballistic missiles are intended to deliver nuclear weapons to strike cities in the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan,” Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, explained.
“We are capable of defending against a North Korean ballistic missile attack and will take all necessary measures to deter and defeat threats to our and our allies’ territories and citizens.”
The test on Saturday night, US time, was reported by North Korea and then later confirmed by Pentagon officials.
Davis told reporters on Monday that they had been tracking the flight of their new medium-to-long-range ballistic missile, which wound up traveling about 310 miles before plunging into the Sea of Japan.
“It’s very similar to what they’ve launched from their submarines in the past,” he said. “This appears to be a land-based variant of it.”
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