Experts believe Pyongyang’s missiles are capable of striking LA, Chicago or even New York – but Trump’s scattergun approach to diplomacy does not bode wellWhen North Korea claimed to have conducted its first test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) earlier this month, defence analysts warned that the missile could have reached Alaska. North Korea issues challenge to Trump by firing new missile into Sea of Japan Read moreIt was the first time that Pyongyang had showed its weapons could in theory reach American soil. “Usually they [North Korea] have done these nice, easily visible tasks where we could see them coming,” Lewis said. Donald Trump, who has vowed not to allow North Korea build a viable nuclear ready ICBM, has employed a scattergun approach to diplomacy with Kim. In July, following the first ICBM launch, Trump mocked him on Twitter asking: “Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?”As the stakes continue to increase, such incoherence is becoming increasingly unviable.

Source: The Guardian July 28, 2017 22:14 UTC