{"id":23684,"date":"2017-08-10T15:09:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T09:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=23684"},"modified":"2017-08-10T15:15:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T09:45:06","slug":"us-north-korea-war-rhetoric-mounting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/world-news\/us-north-korea-war-rhetoric-mounting\/","title":{"rendered":"US-North Korea War Rhetoric Mounting"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pyongyang to finalize plan to attack Guam by mid-August<\/em><\/p>\n Tension between US and North Korea has been mounting steadily and both capitals seem to be monitoring each other\u2019s moves with utmost care. The Korean People\u2019s Army (KPA) Strategic Force has now decided to finalize plan to launch Hwasong-12 rockets attack to hit the waters 30-40 km away from Guam, an unincorporated US territory in the Western Pacific Ocean \u00a0by mid-August, just five days from now. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has visited Guam on Wednesday to calm the residents\u2019 concerns.<\/p>\n General Kim Rak Gyon, the Commander of KPAs Strategic Force, in a \u00a0late Wednesday statement said that, \u201cit seems he (Trump) has not yet understood the statement. Sound dialogue is not possible with such a guy \u2018bereft of reason\u2019 and only absolute force can work on him.\u201d<\/p>\n KPA\u2019s statement further said, \u201cThe Hwasong artillerymen of the KPA Strategic Force are replete with a strong determination to fully demonstrate once again the invincible might of the force, which has developed into a reliable nuclear force of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the world’s strongest strike service, through the planned enveloping strike targeting the U.S. imperialist bases of aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the planned Hwasong-12 rockets will cross the sky above Shimane, Hiroshima and Kochi Prefectures of Japan, flying 3356.7 km for 1065 seconds (17.75 minutes) and hit the waters 30-40 km away from Guam.<\/p>\n According to KPA, the unprecedented step is aimed to give confidence in certain victory and courage to the Korean people and help them witness the \u201cwretched plight of US imperialists.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, visited Guam on Wednesday. He said that he doesn\u2019t believe there is \u201cany imminent threat\u201d and said that \u201cAmericans should sleep well at night.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n