Hawaii North Korea Nuke Concerns Expressed To White House
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WASHINGTON D.C. – The White House responded on Monday to questions over Hawaii’s concern of a possible nuclear weapons attack from North Korea.
FOX News Channel’s chief White House correspondent John Roberts told Press Secretary Sean Spicer during a White House press briefing that, “political leaders in Hawaii are reviewing plans — emergency plans in case they are attacked.”
Roberts asked, “Does the President believe that the level of tension between the United States and North Korea is at the point where we should start reviewing emergency attack plans?”
Spicer responded that “there are military contingency plans for almost every scenario, in numerous aspects around the world, here at home — everything from humanitarian relief to refugee crises, to attacks. That is standard military procedure to have those kinds of things. So to make that in any way, shape or form sound new would be a mistake.”
“It is a standard operating procedure of the military to plan for contingencies in a number of operations, in a number of hotspots throughout the world on a regular basis,” Spicer said. “And with respect to Korea, in particular, that’s been going on for decades.”
On April 13, Hawaii’s State House Public Safety Committee held a public hearing before voting to advance a resolution urging the state Department of Defense “to update and modernize Hawaii’s disaster preparedness plans, as the current state of geopolitical tensions between North Korea and the United States make Hawaii a vulnerable and strategic target for a nuclear weapons.”
Tensions have risen on Korean Peninsula, as Pyongyang continues warnings and bellicose rhetoric, and the Trump administration declared an end of a “strategic patience” policy.
The USS Carl Vinson carrier-led Navy strike group was sent to the Korean Peninsula, as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea appeared ready to test a nuclear weapon.
North Korea’s missile arsenal was paraded through the streets during the April 15 “Day of the Sun” holiday, celebrating the birthday of Kim Il-sung, 46-year “supreme leader” of North Korea and the grandfather of current dictator, Kim Jong-un.
Reporter Roberts asked Spicer “how high does the President view the threat level from North Korea?”
“I think the President has made clear we’re aware of the activities that they’ve engaged in, and we’re monitoring them,” Spicer said. “And the national security team continues to keep him up to date.”
“One of the reasons why successive administrations have chosen to negotiate with the leaders of North Korea is because it’s believed that there are no good military options to deal with it,” Roberts continued. “Does this President believe that there are viable military options for dealing with North Korea?”
Spicer responded that “taking anything on or off the table is in itself limiting your options to some degree,” and so he was “not going to even discuss that.”
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So North Korea can reach Japan, Hawaii with Nukes.. eh..
Why not Washington, DC.. truly drain the swamp.
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WASHINGTON D.C. – The White House responded on Monday to questions over Hawaii’s concern of a possible nuclear weapons attack from North Korea.
FOX News Channel’s chief White House correspondent John Roberts told Press Secretary Sean Spicer during a White House press briefing that, “political leaders in Hawaii are reviewing plans — emergency plans in case they are attacked.”
Roberts asked, “Does the President believe that the level of tension between the United States and North Korea is at the point where we should start reviewing emergency attack plans?”
Spicer responded that “there are military contingency plans for almost every scenario, in numerous aspects around the world, here at home — everything from humanitarian relief to refugee crises, to attacks. That is standard military procedure to have those kinds of things. So to make that in any way, shape or form sound new would be a mistake.”
“It is a standard operating procedure of the military to plan for contingencies in a number of operations, in a number of hotspots throughout the world on a regular basis,” Spicer said. “And with respect to Korea, in particular, that’s been going on for decades.”
On April 13, Hawaii’s State House Public Safety Committee held a public hearing before voting to advance a resolution urging the state Department of Defense “to update and modernize Hawaii’s disaster preparedness plans, as the current state of geopolitical tensions between North Korea and the United States make Hawaii a vulnerable and strategic target for a nuclear weapons.”
Tensions have risen on Korean Peninsula, as Pyongyang continues warnings and bellicose rhetoric, and the Trump administration declared an end of a “strategic patience” policy.
The USS Carl Vinson carrier-led Navy strike group was sent to the Korean Peninsula, as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea appeared ready to test a nuclear weapon.
North Korea’s missile arsenal was paraded through the streets during the April 15 “Day of the Sun” holiday, celebrating the birthday of Kim Il-sung, 46-year “supreme leader” of North Korea and the grandfather of current dictator, Kim Jong-un.
Reporter Roberts asked Spicer “how high does the President view the threat level from North Korea?”
“I think the President has made clear we’re aware of the activities that they’ve engaged in, and we’re monitoring them,” Spicer said. “And the national security team continues to keep him up to date.”
“One of the reasons why successive administrations have chosen to negotiate with the leaders of North Korea is because it’s believed that there are no good military options to deal with it,” Roberts continued. “Does this President believe that there are viable military options for dealing with North Korea?”
Spicer responded that “taking anything on or off the table is in itself limiting your options to some degree,” and so he was “not going to even discuss that.”
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So North Korea can reach Japan, Hawaii with Nukes.. eh..
Why not Washington, DC.. truly drain the swamp.
