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Eugene

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Tue Apr 11, 2017, 10:04 PM Apr 2017

North Korea warns of nuclear strike if provoked; Trump 'armada' steams on

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS | Tue Apr 11, 2017 | 7:26pm EDT

North Korea warns of nuclear strike if provoked; Trump 'armada' steams on

By Sue-Lin Wong and David Brunnstrom | PYONGYANG/WASHINGTON

North Korean state media warned on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American aggression, as a U.S. Navy strike group steamed toward the western Pacific - a force U.S. President Donald Trump described as an "armada".

Trump, who has urged China to do more to rein in its impoverished ally and neighbor, said in a tweet that North Korea was "looking for trouble" and the United States would "solve the problem" with or without Beijing's help.

Tension has escalated sharply on the Korean peninsula amid concerns that reclusive North Korea may soon conduct a sixth nuclear test and after Washington said at the weekend it was diverting the aircraft carrier strike group Carl Vinson toward the Korean peninsula in a show of force.

"We are sending an armada. Very powerful," Trump told Fox Business Network. "We have submarines. Very powerful. Far more powerful than the aircraft carrier. That I can tell you.”

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-idUSKBN17D0A4
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'Very Powerful' pbmus Apr 2017 #1
Is it possible for two narcissistic leaders to realize they are essentially both unhinged? gordianot Apr 2017 #2

gordianot

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2. Is it possible for two narcissistic leaders to realize they are essentially both unhinged?
Wed Apr 12, 2017, 08:05 AM
Apr 2017

Both depend on exclusion and fear to the point personal survival is their main motive.

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