North Korea Hydrogen Bomb

North Korea claims it has tested a hydrogen bomb underground. President Trump met with his advisors to discuss this test and what to do about it. In the United States response, Defense secretary James Mattis said, ”Any threat to the United States and its territories including Guam or our allies will be met with a massive military response.” Leaders of other countries including China, Japan, South Korea, Germany and France condemn North Korea’s actions. This nuclear test increases tension between North Korea and its neighbors and pushes the Trump administration to react. In the past, President Trump has threatened North Korea with “fire and fury” if they continued to challenge the United States. Sanctions are proving to be ineffective so other options such as military intervention must be considered.

This article indicates that North Korea is very unstable. This is scary for the United States because we know North Korea doesn’t like us and threatens to nuke us. It is also unsettling to North Korea’s neighbors who also feel threatened by their nuclear capabilities.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/03/523913820/north-korea-possibly-conducts-sixth-nuclear-test-south-korea-says

This article was written by Elise Hu for Weekend Edition on National Public Radio. This article came out on September 3^rd, 2017