North Korea is more likely to launch a nuclear weapon than ever before, warns former US military official
Mike Mullen made the comments in an interview with ABC’s ‘This Week’
He said Kim Jong-un is ‘really working hard to achieve the nuclear capability’
The former US military official also expressed concerns about the ‘rhetoric’ between the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump
By SOPHIE INGE
DAILYMAIL.COM
27 November 2017
Former US military official Mike Mullen has warned that North Korea is more likely to launch a nuclear weapon than ever before.
The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff expressed the concern in an interview with ABC’s ‘This Week’.
Asked if he thought the use of nuclear weapons looked possible, Mullen said: ‘I don’t know. I think it’s more probable than it used to be. And it scares me to death, quite frankly.
‘They’re the most dangerous weapons in the world. And certainly if we have someone in North Korea that has a lethal legacy, is very, very unpredictable, and sees this as a way to solidify his future, that he could well not just attain them but potentially use them.’
He also expressed concerns about the ‘rhetoric’ between the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.
‘I worry there is more uncertainty than there was a year ago, in principle because of the rhetoric that is there,’ he said.
‘I know that the Trump administration has addressed this issue from day one, so they’re very serious about creating options and have created options.
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