Toughest North Korea threat YET: US declares ‘most aggressive’ move against Kim to date
NORTH KOREA will suffer a new wave of tough economic sanctions by the hand of Donald Trump, US Vice President Mike Pence announced today.
By ALESSANDRA SCOTTO DI SANTOLO
Express.co.uk
Wed, Feb 7, 2018
US Vice President Mike Pence declared the US will apply the “toughest” sanctions ever on North Korea until the rogue state will be completely denuclearised.
Speaking at a press conference in Washington, the US Vice President said Kim Jong-un will no longer be allowed to put forward his propaganda against the “imagery of the Olympic Games”.
He said: “I’m announcing today that the United States of America will soon unveil the toughest and most aggressive round of economic sanctions on North Korea ever.
“We will not allow North Korean propaganda to hijack the message and imagery of the Olympic Games.
“We will continue to intensify our maximum pressure campaign until North Korea takes concrete steps toward complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation.”
Kim refused to give up on his nuclear programme despite the tough sanctions imposed by the United Nation on the rogue state in the last few months.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have been extremely high after a series of nuclear missile tests from the hermit kingdom which has sparked a war of words between Kim and the US President.
The US Vice President’s announcement came after Taiwan’s Central News Agency revealed that the Chinese military would cross the border into the North in the event of a war.
The news agency also added that China has been armed with the newest surface-to-air missiles against South Korean and US aircraft.
Local South Korean media confirmed the announcement saying: “China is preparing for a potential war on the Korean Peninsula by reinforcing missile defences near the border with North Korea.
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