North Korea WARNING: World War 3 risk ‘substantially greater’ with Bolton in White House
CONFLICT with North Korea is “substantially greater” after Donald Trump appointed John Bolton as national security adviser, according to a shock warning from a leading war journalist.
By JOE BARNES
Express.co.uk
Mon, Mar 26, 2018
Fears of World War 3 were sparked after former UN ambassador Mr Bolton accused North Korea of buying time to develop nuclear weapons.
President Trump’s latest national security adviser vowed to maintain a hardline stance in upcoming negotiations with North Korea.
In his first interview since taking the role in the Trump administration, Mr Bolton said preparations were already underway for a historic US-North Korea summit, which should take place sooner rather than later to prevent Kim Jong-un creating missiles capable of hitting the US.
He said: “I think we have to look at what North Korea’s motivation is here.
“They’ve got a very limited number of things that they need to do in North Korea to make their nuclear warheads actually deliverable on targets in the United States so they want to try to slow roll the negotiations to buy more time.
“Although it’s certainly true that the normal route is months and months and months of preparation, that would simply play into the North Korean playbook, what they’ve done many times before.”
Nicholas Kristof told CNN Tonight that Mr Bolton’s comments and appointment have made the possibility of war with North Korea or even Iran greater.
He said: “It became much, much grimmer after John Bolton’s announcement.
“I think that the risk of us entering a conflict with North Korea or with Iran is substantially greater than it was.
“John Bolton was a architect of the war with Iraq 15 years ago, his instinct is to use the military toolbox – I think he’s vastly overconfident of using it.
“The idea of Mike Pompeo at the State Department and John Bolton as national security adviser I think profoundly scary.
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