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21:22, 16-Aug-2017
Trump praises DPRK leader's 'wise' decision to halt Guam missile test
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised the leader of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for backing off on plans to fire missiles toward the US Pacific territory of Guam.
"Kim Jong Un of North Korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision. The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable!" Trump wrote on Twitter.
A general view shows the entrance to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on August 15, 2017. /AFP Photo
A general view shows the entrance to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on August 15, 2017. /AFP Photo
Trump stunned the world last week by warning the DPRK it faced "fire and fury" if it continued to threaten the US or its allies with its ballistic missile program.
His impromptu comments while on vacation in New Jersey were interpreted as raising the prospect of a US nuclear attack against the DPRK.
The DPRK leader on Tuesday had been briefed by his missile forces on a "plan for an enveloping fire at Guam," according to Pyongyang's official KCNA news agency.
But, according to KCNA, he decided to postpone the operation to "watch a little more the foolish and stupid conduct of the Yankees" and not to go ahead unless the US commits more "reckless actions."
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington remains ready for talks after Kim postponed the threat, adding it would be up to Kim when such negotiations would begin.
Source(s): AFP