North Korea could make ‘mentally deranged Trump’ pay, with hydrogen bomb
Seoul/New York — North Korea said on Friday it might test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean after US President Donald Trump vowed to destroy the reclusive country, with leader Kim Jong-un promising to make a "mentally deranged" Trump pay dearly for his threats. Kim did not specify what action he would take against the US or Trump, with whom he has traded insults over recent weeks. South Korea said it was the first direct statement of its kind by a North Korean leader. However, Kim’s foreign minister, Ri Yong-ho, said in televised remarks North Korea could consider a hydrogen bomb test of an unprecedented scale on the Pacific Ocean. Ri, who was talking to reporters in New York ahead of a planned address later this week, also said he did not know Kim’s exact thoughts. Japan, the only country ever to suffer an atomic attack, described the threat as "totally unacceptable". Trump said in his first address to the United Nations on Tuesday he would "totally destroy" North Korea, a cou...
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