U.S. says North Korean missile test ended in fiery crash

Till now it has staged five nuclear tests, two of which were tested previous year. China has every reason to reject those measures since they would impact its economy, which is already experiencing soft growth. We have a big problem.

Analysts says North might time nuclear and long-range rocket tests to the April 15 birthday of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, the late grandfather of current leader Kim Jong Un. It added that the missile had flown around 60 kilometres. South Korea’s capital, Seoul, lies within retaliatory range of North Korean artillery and missiles. Days before the 2013 inauguration of South Korea’s then-President Park Geun-hye, the North conducted its third nuclear test, making world headlines again and inviting toughened United Nations sanctions. Both during his campaign and after his victory, Trump complained repeatedly over China’s allegedly unfair trade practices, its perceived lack of assistance in reining in North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and its drive to cement control over the South China Sea.

In any case, the overriding consensus among North Korea experts is that the timing and type of the North’s next provocation will most likely depend on the results from Florida.

But Beijing is wary of putting too much pressure on North Korea for fear of the unpredictable consequences if the state collapses.

“This would be the best case”, he said.

The Trump administration has been suggesting a paradigm shift from previous USA governments on policy toward the North Korea issue, putting the Pyongyang nuclear issue as a top priority for the first time. The UNSC ministerial meeting is drawing particular attention as a kind of follow-up measure to the summit scheduled on april. 6 and 7 between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The U.S. should be willing to discuss China’s own priorities, including restarting talks between Washington and Pyongyang, but demand to see progress on sanctions first. Tillerson is the leading edge of America foreign policy.

The Trump administration has shown increasing impatience with the North, with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson openly mentioning the possibility of using military options. Pyongyang fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile last February when Trump was meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Mar-a-Lago.

“The North American Aerospace Defense Command determined the missile launch from North Korea did not pose a threat to North America”, said Cmdr.

And while Tillerson’s taciturn comments were instantly criticized online, analysts said it was hard to gauge if his approach would make much of a difference compared to his predecessors’.

A nuclear-capable SLBM system would take the North’s threat to a new level, allowing deployment far beyond the Korean peninsula and a “second-strike” capability in the event of an attack on its army bases.

However, experts say it won’t be easy to win Chinese cooperation on the matter.

South Korea’s presidential Blue House called a National Security Council meeting to review the situation.

“The Trump administration’s credibility will be undermined if it fails”, he said.

A three-day military drill between South Korea and the USA kicked off yesterday.

Glosserman said that the upcoming summit could actually make relations worse. Three years later, Trump told CNN that the U.S. should get out of Iraq, especially with Iran and North Korea developing nuclear weapons.

The White House said Trump and Xi would hold meetings and a dinner on Thursday, then gather again Friday for more discussions and a working lunch.