Trump praises ‘wise’ Kim for Guam climb-down
North Korean leader delays decision over test-firing towards Guam as he awaits next step by US
Beijing/Tokyo — US President Donald Trump praised North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday for a "wise" decision not to fire missiles towards the US territory of Guam and for easing escalating tension between the countries. Reclusive North Korea has made no secret of its plan to develop a missile capable of firing a nuclear warhead at the US to counter what it perceives as constant US threats of invasion. Trump warned North Korea last week it would face "fire and fury" if it threatened the US, prompting North Korea to say it was considering test-firing missiles towards the Pacific island of Guam. North Korean media reported on Tuesday that Kim had delayed the decision while he waited for the next US step. "Kim Jong-un of North Korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision," Trump wrote on Twitter. "The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable!" North Korea has long ignored warnings from the West and China to halt its nuclear and missile tests, which it ...
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