Trump threat to North Korea: US jets carry out World War 3 drills on Kim Jong-un's border
NORTH KOREA has received a stern warning from Donald Trump and the US military after Kim Jong-un launched a fresh missile test last week.
North Korea sparked fears of World War 3 after launching its most successful ICBM test to date – the missile travelled higher than any previous test.
Seemingly responding to the North Korea threat, the US and South Korea have held a joint military drill in the region.
The exercise is the largest ever co-operative exercise, with 230 aircraft, including 24 stealth fighter jets preparing for war on the Korean peninsula.
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Their DPRK-targeted military drill will be as foolish as an act precipitating their self-destruction
The operation – labelled Vigilant Ace – was branded as an “open, all-out provocation” by North Korea.
The training drills are scheduled to last five days, aiming to improve South Korea and the USA’s wartime readiness.
Impressive video from the initial drills shows F-16 jets training in the sky high above the North Korea border.
F-16 fighters would be amongst the first wave of aircraft to target North Korea in the event of war, targeting the rogue state’s radar and missile defences.
Around 12,000 military personnel are taking part in the drills, which North Korea also warned they “may lead to a nuclear war at any moment”.
The North Korea warning, which appeared in state-run media, added: “The US and South Korean puppet warmongers would be well advised to bear in mind that their DPRK-targeted military drill will be as foolish as an act precipitating their self-destruction.”
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The White House’s national security adviser HR McMaster has admitted the North Korean newspaper threats are credible.
He said: “I think it’s increasing every day, which means that we are in a race to be able to solve this problem.
“There are ways to address this problem short of armed conflict, but it is a race because he’s getting closer and closer, and there’s not much time left.”
