Despite the war of words between President Donald J. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres said he is \u201cnot concerned\u201d that the tirade may escalate into a shooting war since there is no \u201cimminent threat.\u201d<\/p>\n
In fact, Torres is more concerned with a Condition 3 typhoon hitting the CNMI than North Korea since \u201c[the government] has no control [over] that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOn [North Korea\u2019s] actions or threats, we [couldn\u2019t do anything about it],\u201d he said last Friday, adding that the U.S. has \u201cthe best military in the world\u201d and suggests to the community to \u201cjust go on with your day-to-day work, spend as much time with your families as much as you can, and live your normal lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to there being \u201cno imminent threat,\u201d Torres added that the U.S. also has a military presence in Japan.<\/p>\n
Multiple news outlets have reported that Japan could \u201clegally intercept\u201d a Guam-bound missile if it is judged to be a threat to Japan.<\/p>\n
The Torres administration released a statement last week that Torres has \u201cfull faith and trust\u201d in Trump after North Korea released detailed plans to shoot four intercontinental ballistic missiles, referred to as the Hwasong-14, into the waters around Guam by mid-August this year. <\/p>\n
The nearest CNMI island to Guam, Rota, is about 47 nautical miles north of Guam.<\/p>\n
In the event North Korea attacks Guam, war would most certainly follow. China, being a North Korean ally due to the Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty, said through Chinese-state run news outlet that they would remain neutral if North Korea attacks the U.S. first. In the event that the U.S. would strike North Korea first, China would come to its aid.<\/p>\n
According to multiple news outlets, China is also starting to review its friendship treaty with North Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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