Trump: Kim Jong-un risks losing everything if he acts 'in a hostile way'
North Korea claims test success at rocket launch site
Pyongyang threatens return to Trump ‘dotard’ insults
North Korea claims test success at rocket launch site
Pyongyang threatens return to Trump ‘dotard’ insults
Donald Trump said on Sunday North Korean leader Kim Jong-un risks losing “everything” and his country must denuclearize, after the North said it had carried out a “successful test of great significance”.
“Kim Jong-un is too smart and has far too much to lose, everything actually, if he acts in a hostile way. He signed a strong Denuclearization Agreement with me in Singapore,” Trump said on Twitter, referring to his first summit with Kim in 2018
“He does not want to void his special relationship with the President of the United States or interfere with the US Presidential Election in November.”
North Korea’s state media KCNA reported earlier that it had carried out a “very important” test at its Sohae satellite launch site, a rocket-testing ground US officials once said North Korea had promised to close.
“North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong-un, has tremendous economic potential, but it must denuclearize as promised,” Trump wrote.
The KCNA report heralded a “successful test of great significance” but did not specify what was tested. Missile experts said it appeared likely the North Koreans had conducted a static test of a rocket engine, rather than a missile launch.
