“It wasn’t surprising that North Korea attempted an ICBM test; we expected that to happen sometime this year or next year at latest. North Korean missile tests ― in particular, complex, long-range missiles ― almost never work the first time,” Schilling said Thursday at a 38 North press conference. It does give [North Korea] a direct deterrent against United States attacks,” he said Thursday. But it’s not what you would think.” But Trump’s frustration with China returned after this week’s ICBM test. Michael Elleman, International Institute for Strategic StudiesElleman also expressed concern over Trump’s repeated vows to take unilateral action on North Korea, if necessary.

Source: Huffington Post July 06, 2017 17:57 UTC