The commander of the Pacific air forces, General Terrence J O’Shaughnessy, warned his units were ready to hit North Korea with “rapid, lethal, and overwhelming force”. North Korea: are missiles capable of hitting New York City? “But such a statement could only be made by a greenhorn US president who knows little about the North Korean nuclear issue. Some experts believe Beijing is increasingly worried Trump might launch military action against North Korea. Cheng Xiaohe, a North Korea specialist from Beijing’s Renmin University, said he believed the likelihood of US military action was growing but remained a high-risk move for Trump.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2017 04:53 UTC