Guam ‘Well-Equipped’ To Handle North Korean Threat: Governor

Some 3.5 million North Korean citizens have signed up to enlist in the army to fight against the USA, as tension between Washington and Pyongyang continues to mount, state-media reported on Saturday.

Few bomb shelters have long-term supplies of food, water, medical kits or gas masks, because the mostly private owners of the shelters get no public funding.

At the same time, he doesn’t think Trump’s threats are helpful.

Gen Dunford, who met with senior South Korean military officials and President Moon Jae-in, “stressed that North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs threaten the entire global community”, according to U.S. military spokesman Captain Darryn James.

The island is sovereign USA territory in the western Pacific Ocean, and used by America as a strategic military base. ‘They are here to protect the islands, just in case something happens’. The American military presence on Guam consists of two bases – Andersen Air Force Base in the north and Naval Base Guam in the south – which are home to 7,000 US troops. Most likely, Kim does not want to start a nuclear war with the U.S.so much as he wants us to know he could strike back if we did so, or nuclearize a conventional conflict.

“North Korea has always threatened other countries”. “Fight tonight” has long been the motto of US forces in South Korea to show they’re always ready for combat on the Korean Peninsula. It’s a propaganda, that’s how I feel, ‘ he said but added that the military offered an extra reassurance. But if the missiles aren’t expected to hit the island – the stated goal is to have them hit waters well offshore – should it?

Jacob Martinez, 29, a purchasing officer at a high-end hotel, said he was frustrated that Guam, an island smaller than Singapore and about 11,000 km away from the US mainland, might be dragged into a major conflict.

After the North Korean military announced they’re examining operational plans for attacking Guam, the unincorporated USA territory’s Homeland Security Center issued a public flyer about what to do before, during and after a nuclear missile attack.

Long used to living within the range of North Korea’s artillery, people in the South have generally ignored its aggressiveness and series of nuclear and long-range missile tests.

He goes on to ask for prayers that the Holy Spirit will instill in the leaders of the USA and all nations “the virtues of wisdom and understanding to promote peace rather than war”.

Japan is working on deploying PAC-3 anti-missile systems to the west of the country, should North Korean missiles violate Japanese airspace on the way to splashing down off the coast of Guam, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Friday.

The Guam is a small territory surrounded by lovely beaches in 12 miles at its widest point.

Worst of all, if American intentions aren’t clear, an attempt to intercept a missile might be misinterpreted by Pyongyang – or Beijing or Moscow – and escalate into a real shooting war.

“It’s business as usual in paradise”, said Josh Tyquengco, marketing director at Guam Visitors Bureau, the official agency for the island.