North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced this week that North Korea might soon be testing an intercontinental ballistic missile, and president-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to respond:
North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won't happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2017
Trump also criticized China for not doing more about North Korea:
China has been taking out massive amounts of money & wealth from the U.S. in totally one-sided trade, but won't help with North Korea. Nice!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2017
Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh (@DrJimWalshMIT) joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to look at the national security threat posed by North Korea, and how the incoming Trump administration might deal with it.
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