{"id":314219,"date":"2017-04-26T16:49:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T16:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=314219"},"modified":"2017-04-26T16:49:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T16:49:25","slug":"north-korea-tensions-us-ready-to-bring-kim-jong-un-to-his-senses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/north-korea-tensions-us-ready-to-bring-kim-jong-un-to-his-senses\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea tensions: US ready to ‘bring Kim Jong-un to his senses’"},"content":{"rendered":"
The US military’s top commander in the Pacific has said an advanced missile defence system in South Korea aims bring North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “to his senses, not to his knees”.<\/p>\n
Adm Harry Harris, head of US Pacific Command, told Congress the US would be ready “with the best technology” to defeat any North Korean missile threat.
\nThe US has also deployed warships and a submarine to the Korean peninsula.<\/p>\n
China argues that the US Thaad missile system will destabilise security.<\/p>\n
Tensions have been rising amid fears North Korea could be planning further missile or nuclear tests.<\/p>\n
Speaking ahead of a classified briefing for senators at the White House, Adm Harris said he believed that North Korea would try to attack the US as soon as it has the military capabilities.<\/p>\n
“With every test [Mr] Kim grows closer to his goal, which is using nuclear weapons on US cities,” he told the House armed services committee in Washington DC.
\n“As [US President Donald] Trump and [Defence Secretary James] Mattis have said, all options are on the table,” he added.<\/p>\n