Youtube daily US Oct 29 2017

Our company was founded in 2000.

So As you know, Korean market at that time was a very PC based.

We started on PC based game and as you know Korean market is growing and growing in RPG and FPS.

So our company has a very strong technical background and experience about RPG.

By 2012 or 2013, mobile market is getting bigger and bigger. So we make decisions. In the future, mobile gaming

will be getting bigger and bigger. So we change our strategy to more focus about mobile gaming.

So at the beginning, we try to launch puzzle or racing games.

But in Korea mobile market is very quickly, it was RPG games that became popular.

When it comes to our background, we are very strong about PC RPG technology and experience.

So, we think it will be better chance if we leverage our experience to the mobile market,

then we can be an innovator to make a new market. So, we focus on RPG game more and

then we have a lot of achievement from Korea and Asia and Japan.

We believe even the Western market would follow that trend.

Our usual behavior is here in video games is popular but when we see the grossing, top

chart, the RPG genre of games is getting growing and growing as we're observing.

So, we want to be innovator of the market. So, now we focus more about RPG.

And actually that's very true. We've been looking at statistics and mobile games are

starting to overtake consoles. It already has; yes

It is very big now. Yes

As we had mentioned before, most of these mobile games still aren't that complex.

Yes More like just as you play in elevator.

Yes And stuff and you guys are trying to change that actively

Yes

So with Lineage 2 Revolutions you guys introduced not just single player tap and you attack

people but it's a very large-scale game where you work together with other players.

Yes What kind of community are you guys trying

to build around this game? It's not just one that's just casual, you guys are actually

aiming for the competitive market. Yes. So, we think the first core target user

of Lineage II Revolution will be pc MMORPG or RPG users. They already have a lot of experience

about community, clan, gear, or PvP features. So we think those users might be the core

fan of this game. We try to build user community, bring that user community from PC to mobile.

Obviously people cannot play whole day, sometimes moving or be somewhere else. So they cannot

bring their PC right. Yeah

We think the core PC MMORPG or console users, they might have a smartphone and that if they

play our game, they can think that this is another RPG game I can play anywhere, any time.

So we try to make those fans from PC also to the mobile space. There will ever be seen

and also there will be core users. Also, in Asia, we did to make us build up community.

We do some core user meeting, tournaments, something like e-Sports. In Asia we experimented,

it works quite well to build up community base. So we are thinking about similar approach

to the West market so that's one other reason why we attended TwitchCon.

We demonstrated and we want to see what is the US reaction. Western users can accept

these kind of mechanics, the real-time factor. So, we got very positive feedback. So we will

work more on that to build and enhanced community base

And one of your challenges are actually balancing the more casual players who still enjoy it

as an MMORPG Yeah

But they don't want to go competitive versus the players who want to know everything. How

can I get better? What can I do? Yeah

Like how can I be better than anyone else? How are you guys balancing between those two

different ways of looking at the game? That is quite tricky part, right?

Yeah So even Asia and Western users, same MMORPG

features, but the depths of understanding what playtime or play style look quite different.

We will relate quite different because of a behavior like behavior is different

Yeah And also as you mentioned that core gamer

and non-core gamer also very different. So, there was a very challenging part when we

develop these games. So, in the Western market specially, we add a lot of additional content

to overcome that challenge. For example, in MMORPG when you play that, before you got

enough level, there's not that much content you can enjoy because it's growth first;

and then PvP is really end content, right? So Lineage II Revolution was similar at the

beginning but we try to change the game content to add each ten levels; if you reach that

with new content. And even though you are not truly strong enough, you can enjoy three

versus three, five versus five pvp battle, very light, casual PvP battle. And also, if

you see the fortress siege is 30-vs-30 here, right?

Yes That was a sort of endgame content. If you

last strong enough, you cannot win that. But we introduced very freely joining fortresses

for the western audience. So, it's auto balanced; you just to select challenge for you to enter

the game. Then the balance will be the same, so it depends on strategy. You can easily

fight with others and then you can enjoy the content more like not hardcore or fighting

but just casually enjoying PvP or something like that.

This is challenging but we try to meet the core users with the end content, fortress

siege, and castles siege, those contents. And also, at the same time, we try to meet

the difficulty level by introducing new content every ten level, so that they can keep playing

enjoy and also getting some experience to get to that end content.

So that's really interesting them because it's not like some RPGs where you feel like

everyone's making fun of you because you can't do anything, you have to keep going

Yeah Like this specific thing

Yes So that's actually really cool because for

a mobile game like you said, there's not always a chance to sit down and play a game for hours,

for these PvP modes how long are the different fighting modes for those trying to take?

For example, for team siege fight is no longer than 30 minutes, 15 minutes or something.

so we try to understand the Western game as a behavior. Some core users may play two hours

a day, but usually 30 minutes or one hour will be maximum even for our core user, right?

So we try to meet their life pattern, life cycle. So all PVP must be a very short and

also the growth speed is very faster than Asia, Korea, and Japan because players can

not put enough time compared Asia. Yes

So that part we have adjusted when we launch this game, we will adjust that.

They will be slightly different Yes. But balance is different and growth speed

is different; even the content, we will add more content for the Western gamers, more

for the core users Characters have been changed too

And also visual So it's not just you guys took the Asian Version

and just threw at the Americans. Casual games, like other game companies, maybe

we can try that, but this is RPG. So as you know to balance or you know this is more than

monetization and also visual your even the UI, UX, those things are quite different like

Asia, so if we just using same build to meet up with as the western users and Asian at

the same time, we don't think is fully satisfied for most market. We just take core fun from

here to here just maintain the core fun, but the other part; the UI, audiovisual, or some

PVP mod, or growth speed, daily dungeon, other things, we try to meet up and culturize to

the western market. It sounds like in that case then you guys

are actually going to be actively monitoring how are players enjoying the game, what's

going on? Yes

And you guys are actually going to be equally balancing the different classes and play PVP

and so, right? Yes. If you see the fortress siege, at the

beginning it looks like just fighting but when you watch that there's a strategy going

on; there's a tanker, healer, because of the way to attack is quite different by team and

strategy, right? It's very strategic in fighting battle. So to do that we keep watching the

users behavior and data in the game balance and we keep adjust the game balance. It�s

a quite high operation. So actually look kind of hardest thing to

balance then? Yes it's not easy but the lucky thing is I'm

in charge of Western market, so the game was a launched in Korea and other territories

already. So we have a lot of experience and data already. So, based on this data, we keep

and improving the game balance and things That's good to hear. I think one of the things

that games have been doing recently is constantly patching

Yes It is actually good to see you guys are not

just like looking at feedback every now and then but you guys are actively monitoring

Yes Why is this pattern happening

Yes And whatever it is. What kind of class do

you think the western market have been enjoying playing the most?

Your definition of class means like Like what kind of character?

Our characters? Yeah

We see the user data right, maybe human archers(?)? But in Asia dwarves and elves are very popular, it's quite different

Yeah But we will see it when launches; we will

see it. And I'm sure like from what it's been going

on here people seem to actually enjoying the game a lot. I'm just looking at it and I see

stuff and I'm like I know this means a lot; like there's a lot that's going through a

player who sees the strategy going behind this but it's difficult for me to catch on

to that. So in game, would there be like help for newer players to help to understand the

different strategies and tactics as well? Yeah we try to make game tutorial as easy

as possible but also that is not enough because game has a lot of contents, right? So, we

align some sites online to provide wiki page. So we move more details to the wiki. And also,

at the same time, now we are working on that to make more tips, and how-to-play guide video,

or document like that. As you mentioned that, it's been quite challenging for us. So we

try to provide as many information as possible to new users who never play like these kind

of games to overcome the challenges. I'm pretty sure she's something that's going

to pop up as a result of this community Yeah

There's going to be sites like Reddit or other forums

Yes People start interacting with this game and

Yeah I'm starting to think. I think that's actually

something cool and that mobile games haven't done before. Because when mobile games were

still like Angry Birds, single-player games, they didn't have any communities around

them. Yeah, no community around that, they just

play. What then did you mention earlier? Was is

that Clan system going to be about? Yes

What's that system about? Like can we do with it?

You mean your Clan systems? Oh yeah

Yeah. So, as you know these this came with a clan system, in game community it's there.

And also, we provide our own clan service dedicated to Lineage II Revolution, connected

to the game data. So people can easily track ingame data and easily let players communicate

each other. It makes easier to deeply analyze. They can also use communities like Reddit

and other existing community. We will encourage and make synergy with communities like Cabal(?) and SimCity(?).

And this I should pretty need to say to you because it's not just like you said you're

just playing yourself but there's all these up here playing with.

I guess that's it for the interview. That's all I have for now. Thank you very much for

your time. Thank you for inviting me and have time to

have this exchange.

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US forces destroy deadly ISIS chemical weapons uncovered in Iraq and Syria as jihadis flee - Duration: 4:18.

US forces destroy deadly ISIS chemical weapons uncovered in Iraq and Syria as jihadis flee

Colonel Ryan Dillon, a spokesman for the Operation Inherent Resolve, said on Friday that US-led coalition forces have uncovered and destroyed chemical weapons that were in the hands of Islamic State.

Mr Dillon said: "We have seen a nascent and ineffective use of chemical weapons by ISIS in both Iraq and in Syria.

We have found them and we have gone after them and ripped them apart. This comes after researchers and analysts recorded dozens of instances where ISIS has used chemical weapons in both Iraq and Syria.

Speaking from Baghdad, the colonel added: We have found in a couple different instances mortars or RPGs, rocket-propelled grenades, with some type of chemical that has been used in an attempt to use those as chemical weapons." Adding that the coalition forces also found masses of chemical material that could be used when mixed together.

Mr Dillon said the coalition has continued to dismantle ISIS capabilities after the terror groups strong-hold, Raqqa, was liberated last Tuesday when US-backed forces declared victory in the Syrian city.

The spokesman stated: We've been ripping apart their ability to do these things, whether that's chemical, whether that's their drone networks, whether that's their ability to use their propaganda arm, their ability to finance, resource, conduct external operations.

We've absolutely torn apart those networks and we're continuing to do that. It comes as experts from the United Nations and a chemical weapons watchdog issued a report on Thursday accusing the Syrian government of executing a sarin nerve gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun in April that killed more than 90 people.

The Syrian government denies carrying out the attack. Meanwhile, earlier this week a UK international development minister said Britons who fought for so-called Islamic State in Syria will have to be killed in almost every instance.

Rory Stewart said members of the terror group supported an "extremely hateful doctrine" and that fighters should expect to die, given the threat they pose to British security.

Describing the "very difficult moral issues" involved, he said: "These are people who have essentially moved away from any kind of allegiance towards the British Government. "They are absolutely dedicated, as members of the Islamic State, towards the creation of a caliphate.

"They believe in an extremely hateful doctrine, which involves killing themselves, killing others and trying to use violence and brutality to create an eighth-century state.

So, I'm afraid we have to be serious about the fact these people are a serious danger to us, and unfortunately the only way of dealing with them will be, in almost every case, to kill them." The British authorities said approximately 850 people from the UK have travelled to support or fight for jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq, the British authorities have said.

For more infomation >> US forces destroy deadly ISIS chemical weapons uncovered in Iraq and Syria as jihadis flee - Duration: 4:18.

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STOP PRAYING AND ALLOWING THEM TO PREY ON US. - Duration: 11:00.

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WTO members question U.S. use of safeguard tool in washer, solar cases - Duration: 0:45.

Reports say the South Korean government, at a recent World Trade Organization meeting,

questioned the use of trade safeguards by the U.S. to protect American companies making

washing machines and solar panels.

Other members including the European Union, Australia, and Vietnam also agreed with those

concerns.

According to a local media outlet, the two safeguard cases sparked the most debate during

a meeting of the WTO Safeguards Committee on October 23rd.

Member countries noted that the U.S. was not traditionally a user of safeguard mechanisms

and claimed that Washington failed to provide enough evidence that foreign imports were

causing damage big enough to the threshold outlined in the safeguard statute.

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The Last Of Us | 지정석(Reserved Seat) - 혁오(Hyukoh) - Duration: 2:54.

oh, God.

Please. please. don't do this. Please, God...

How was your morning?

-Where were you, Tess. -Hey. We had a drop to make.

We, We had a drop to make.

I need something smuggled out of the city

You do that-

I'll give you your guns back and then some.

We're smuggling her?

You're capable.

-Whoa. whoa. I don't think that's the best idea. -Bullshit! I'm not going with him.

-Ellie. -Bullshit! I'm not going with him.

Oh, shit.

Why the hell are we smuggling an infected girl?

-I can explain. -You better explain fast.

Look at this.

It's three weeks old.

No. Everyone turns within two days. so you stop bullshitting.

It's three weeks. I swear.

-What the hell are we doing here? -What if it's true?

What are we doing here This is not us.

This is fucking real, Joel.

You've got to get this girl to Tommy's

-It's me -He tried to-

Oh, baby girl...

It's okay, it's okay now.

Joel.

For more infomation >> The Last Of Us | 지정석(Reserved Seat) - 혁오(Hyukoh) - Duration: 2:54.

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EnSlaved: Odyssey To The West | The Last Of Us.... Before The Last of Us - Duration: 5:01:19.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says US can't accept nuclear North Korea - Duration: 2:48.

US defense secretary James mattis says the threat of a nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating

Speaking at annual defense talks in neighboring South Korea mattis insisted diplomacy was the preferred course of action

But stressed it was only effective when backed by credible force

Make no mistake any attack on the United States or our allies

Will be defeated any use of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with a massive military response

effective in overwhelming

Tony Berkley is following developments from the South Korean capital

There were strong words from the United States Defense Secretary. He was here in Seoul on part of a two-day visit

Partly to discuss the defense of the peninsula, which is an annual thing between the u.s.

And South Korea and partly to pay the way for president Trump's visit on the 7th and 8th of November now that visit in itself

Is creating increased tensions here and general mattis was at pains to warn North Korea that any nuclear attack with weapons?

Would be met with a very very

Massive military response, and he did intimate that North Korea could not win in that situation

Having said that his tone in the last two days has been more conciliatory than that of President Trump you may remember

His fire and fury speech at the United Nations in August and also his threat to totally destroy, North Korea

And he is resorted to a word a war of words of mass destruction

And people are worried that there the words may turn to weapons

There was a lot of concern here the United States has upped its defenses

It's bought three naval carrier groups into the region it's phone. It's moved it sir

F-35 stealth fighters to Japan just in case the president Trump's visit produces some kind of reaction from North Korea

they've conducted six nuclear tests most of those have been under ground but the North Korean Foreign Minister has warned that they will conduct an

Atmospheric nuclear test and who knows what that will provoke

But there is a lot of concern on the Korean Peninsula that will happen

What will happen general mattis has said basically the actions of North Korea are provoking an excell creating?

the situation and causing a greater possibility of conflict on the Korean, Peninsula

But he also stressed that the need was for diplomacy for talking

He said the United States did not want war it wanted ad nuclearization our of the connect Korean, Peninsula now

He also said though. He couldn't imagine any

situation whereby the United States would accept a

Nuclear, North Korea now North Korea is well on its way to being a nuclear power

So something has to give the big question here is what will give and who will give it

For more infomation >> U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says US can't accept nuclear North Korea - Duration: 2:48.

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North Korea vows 'powerful show of military strength' in defiance of US threats - Duration: 3:37.

North Korea vows 'powerful show of military strength' in defiance of US threats

The hermit kingdom has dragged the world to the brink of an all-out nuclear war this year after a series of reckless missile tests.

The US and its allies have since stepped up military drills on the Korean peninsula, while South Korea and Japan are now considering developing their own nuclear arsenals.

But tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un shows no signs of backing down and has vowed further military action.

A commentary from state propaganda rag Rodong Sinmun reads: "The present reality, in which the US aggression moves are getting evermore pronounced, requires bolstering up the self-reliant defence capability in quality and quantity.

"The struggle against the imperialists should depend on powerful military strength as it is accompanied by muscle-flexing." The North has repeatedly stressed its rights to nuclear weapons as a means of self-defence against the US.

It has previously tested a Hwasong-14 inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) and Hwasong-12 intermediate-range missile, both of which have the range to hit US territories.

The regime has also threatened to detonate a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean, a move which could trigger a third world war.

"The struggle against the imperialists should depend on powerful military strength as it is accompanied by muscle-flexing" Rodong Sinmun The statement adds: "Now that the dark clouds of nuclear war against the DPRK is constantly hanging over the Korean peninsula, it is the steadfast will of our Party and the DPRK government to defend the sovereignty and peace of the country and the dignity of the nation on the powerful self-reliant strength." The US is now readying for a massive missile defence drill after North Korea's threat to detonate an H-bomb last month.

Daily Star Online understands the Pentagon is readying the exercise at their base in the Reagan Test Site in the Pacific. US forces will run the drill from between October 29 and November 4 – testing their capabilities to shoot down missiles.

Warnings are in place for pilots urging them to stay away from the network of atolls around the Marshall Islands. US General James Mattis yesterday warned Kim of a massive military response if he crosses the line.

North Korea's so-called Juche Bird is considered the ultimate provocation against the US. The weapon would be a live-fire test of a nuclear warhead mounted on top of an ICBM.

For more infomation >> North Korea vows 'powerful show of military strength' in defiance of US threats - Duration: 3:37.

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World War 3: North Korea's nuke ambitions just a PIPE DREAM, US defence chief taunts - Duration: 3:05.

World War 3: North Korea's nuke ambitions just a PIPE DREAM, US defence chief taunts

US Defence Secretary General James Mattis said dictator Kim Jong-un would never be allowed to achieve his goal of becoming a nuclear power. He told reporters the US goal was the "denuclearisation" of the hermit dictatorship as he condemned Kim's aggressive rhetoric.

General Mattis told reporters: "I cannot imagine a condition under which the US can accept North Korea as a nuclear power." He said: "Any North Korean aggression or military provocation will not be tolerated", as he warned that provocative nuclear testing would not endear the secretive nation to the international community..

General Mattis spoke during his week-long trip to Asia to stress that the US would prefer to pursue diplomatic solutions to tensions with North Korea.

He attended top-level military talks in Seoul on Saturday alongside South Korean defence secretary Song Young-moo. Both defence chiefs condemned the North's nuclear provocations in the wake of Kim's six missile tests in rapid succession.

General Mattis also warned of a if North Korea launches a nuclear attack. He said North Korea's military was no match for the US-South Korean alliance and that diplomacy was most effective when backed by credible military force.

The Defence Secretary said: Make no mistake - any attack on the United States, or our allies, will be defeated. And any use of nuclear weapons will be met with a massive military response that is both effective and overwhelming.".

General Mattis' comments follow months of following the series of missile tests. The two countries have threatened to obliterate each other while Kim has pledged to build a nuclear missile that can reach the United States.

The CIA has warned North Korea could be only months away from developing the ability to with nuclear weapons.

President Donald Trump, who has threatened to destroy North Korea if necessary, is heading to Asia this week, with his trip including a stop in South Korea to meet President Moon Jae-in.

For more infomation >> World War 3: North Korea's nuke ambitions just a PIPE DREAM, US defence chief taunts - Duration: 3:05.

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US to SHOOT DOWN missiles as North Korea threatens to 'detonate H-bomb' over Pacific - Duration: 3:39.

US to SHOOT DOWN missiles as North Korea threatens to 'detonate H-bomb' over Pacific

Daily Star Online understands the Pentagon is readying the exercise at their base in the Reagan Test Site in the Pacific. US forces will run the drill from between October 29 and November 4 – testing their capabilities to shoot down missiles.

Warnings are in place for pilots urging them to stay away from the network of atolls around the Marshall Islands. It comes as Kim Jong-un has promised to detonate a nuclear missile over the Pacific Ocean.

North Korea's top diplomat has promised the threatened the warning must be taken "literally".

"North Korea has always brought its words into action" Ri Yong Pil US missile defence forces tested interceptors over the range back in May following a North Korean missile launch.

At the time officials denied it was in reaction to Kim's actions, claiming it had been planned for "years".

Daily Star Online understands a similar test will be carried out this week – however it is unclear whether it is a direct response to North Korea.

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a warning for the area telling planes to stay way. It warned "deadly force" may be used against pilots of breach airspace around the Kwajalein Atoll.

Tensions between North Korea and the US have spiked this year as US General James Mattis warned Kim of a massive military response if he crosses the line.

North Korea's so-called Juche Bird is considered the ultimate provocation against the US. The weapon would be a live-fire test of a nuclear warhead mounted on top of an ICBM.

Kim would fire the missile out in the Pacific before detonating it – in a move that could trigger World War 3.

US commanders have tested a number of missile interceptors in recent weeks off the coast of Scotland. Two versions of warship-based missiles where launched as US destroyers arrived for the Joint Warrior drill near Cape Wrath.

Daily Star Online has contacted the USs Missile Defense Agency for comment.

North Korea has not tested a missile since September 15 – despite fears from the CIA and South Korea. Experts have said the firing of the Juche Bird is possible if Kim are "pushed hard enough".

Daily Star Online previously revealed which side Russia would take if North Korea went to war with the US.

For more infomation >> US to SHOOT DOWN missiles as North Korea threatens to 'detonate H-bomb' over Pacific - Duration: 3:39.

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North Korea MASS EVACUATION: Kim orders BLACKOUT DRILLS as US says 'be ready for WAR' - Duration: 4:08.

North Korea MASS EVACUATION: Kim orders BLACKOUT DRILLS as US says 'be ready for WAR'

The exercises – which appear to be preparation for possible US air strikes – were carried out in secondary cities and smaller towns across the country this week, according a site that monitors the secretive country.

Capital Pyongyang did not take part in the war drills, which were focused on the east coast – where the US would likely attack from Japan, Guam and the Pacific.

Such blackout and evacuation training are incredibly rare in the hermit kingdom. But multiple sources reported them taking place today, according to NK News.

"They must realise how serious the situation is" Lt Gen Chun In-bum The White House ordered its fleet of B-52 nuclear bombers and intercontinental ballistic missile units to "be ready" last night.

US Defense Secretary Jim "Mad Dog" Mattis warned a "massive military response" if Kim Jong-un dares attack America or its allies, such as Japan or South Korea, on a visit to the North Korean border yesterday.

Donald Trump threatened to "totally destroy North Korea" in a UN speech last month – and has moved three nuclear-powered aircraft carriers brimming with bombers to the waters around the pariah state.

Despite this, a senior North Korean diplomat repeated the regime's threat to carry out its next nuclear test over the Pacific this week.

Retired Lt Gen Chun In-bum – of the South Korean army – said: "I have never heard of this type of training exercises before in North Korea – but am not surprised.

"They must realise how serious the situation is." A regular visitor to North Korea told NK News they have "never heard" of those kind of drills.

The source said: "There used to be air raid drills in 2003, but not since then. "A mass evacuation would be impossible not to notice.".

Another regular visitor working in the country said: "I have never heard of evacuation exercises happening before." It appears to be the first mass evacuations North Korea has carried out since at least 2013.

At that time, the regime ordered diplomats evacuate and cars in Pyongyang be covered in camouflage netting. Drills were held on an almost daily basis during another crisis period, in 1994.

The exercises could just be an attempt by the regime to control its population by keeping them in a constant state of fear.

But experts believe Kim is determined to carry out another long-range test of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the US mainland.

Trump has vowed to stop the trigger-happy tyrant from achieving this goal – and would be hard pressed to avoid a military response. Kim could be preparing his people for the inevitable backlash.

For more infomation >> North Korea MASS EVACUATION: Kim orders BLACKOUT DRILLS as US says 'be ready for WAR' - Duration: 4:08.

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US defence chief admits chances of nuclear war with North Korea are 'ACCELERATING' - Duration: 2:22.

US defence chief admits chances of nuclear war with North Korea are 'ACCELERATING'

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis issued a stark warning of during his tour of Asia.

Speaking at a press conference earlier today, the US general said the threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea .  This comes after urged its enemies to take the threat of a hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific Ocean literally.

With South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo at his side, Mr Mattis accused North Korea of acting like outlaws.

He condemned the countrys illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear programs and Mr Mattis said: North Korea has accelerated the threat that it poses to its neighbours and the world through its illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear weapons programs. He added that US-South Korean military and diplomatic collaboration has taken on "a new urgency in recent days. .

He said: Our military options as I mentioned are designed to buttress the diplomats' efforts to maintain a deterrence stance and denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.

However, there are also many different military options that would realistically reduce that threat as low as possible. And yes, we do have those options. Earlier in the news conference, South Korea revealed limits on conventional missile warhead payloads would be lifted.

They also outlined the sequence of events , whereby the US would initially lead command of the military offensive of , before gradually passing on control to South Korean generals.

For more infomation >> US defence chief admits chances of nuclear war with North Korea are 'ACCELERATING' - Duration: 2:22.

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'UNACCEPTABLE' United States will NEVER allow a nuclear North Korea vows Mattis - Duration: 3:44.

'UNACCEPTABLE' United States will NEVER allow a nuclear North Korea vows Mattis

Mr Mattis warned that the secretive country's advancing nuclear and missile programs would undermine, rather than strengthen its security.   He said: Make no mistake - any attack on the United States, or our allies, will be defeated.

  And any use of nuclear weapons by the North will be met with a massive military response that is both effective and overwhelming.

The US Defence Secretary said: I cannot imagine a condition under which the United States can accept North Korea as a nuclear power. " This comes as he warned that the threat of a nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating.

  He warned that the country run by the despot Kim Jong-Un would face a "massive military response" if it used nuclear weapons as he vowed to defeat any attack.

Mr Mattis has made it clear that North Korea is overmatched by the firepower and the bond of the US-South Korea alliance.   In September, North Korea carried out its sixth nuclear test, which was its biggest yet.

  It has also carried out a series of missile tests, firing two ballistic missiles over Japan.

Mr Mattis has been in Asia where he has been trying to highlight the importance of diplomacy in solving the crisis.  Mattiss South Korean counterpart, Defence Minister Song Young-moo, dismissed the idea of deploying tactical nuclear weapons to the peninsula as a response to the Norths advances.

Tensions between the United States and the Korean Peninsula have soared following a series of nuclear and missile tests led by Kim Jong-Un.   .

Trump - who has threatened to destroy the North if necessary - leaves on his first trip as president to Asia next week, including a stop in South Korea to meet President Moon Jae-in.

Moon, after talks with Mattis on Friday, said the aggressive deployment of U.S. strategic assets in the region, which have included overflights by U.S. bombers, had been effective in deterring the North Korean threat.

U.S. intelligence experts say Pyongyang believes it needs the nuclear weapons to ensure its survival and have been skeptical about diplomatic efforts, focusing on sanctions, to get Pyongyang to denuclearise.

Mattis suggested, however, that Pyongyang needed to understand that its weapons programs would not strengthen its defences.  If it remains on its current path of ballistic missiles and atomic bombs, it will be counter-productive, Mattis said, adding North Korea would be reducing its security..

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Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S. hold talks in Seoul on N. Korea, alliance - Duration: 2:13.

The United States has once again said it will never accept North Korea as a nuclear state.

U.S. defense chief James Mattis, who is visiting Seoul, said Pyongyang's nuclear and missile

programs serve to undermine, not strengthen its security.

Kim Hyun-bin reports.

North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile threats topped the agenda on Saturday at the

annual 49th Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul.

To better counter those threats,...

South Korea's Defense Minister Song Young-moo and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis agreed

to increase the deployment of U.S. strategic assets around the peninsula on a rotational

basis... and to enhance cooperation so Seoul can obtain and develop state-of-the-art military

equipment.

The two also shared views on the transfer of wartime operational control from Washington

to Seoul,... one of the key goals of the Moon Jae-in administration.

(Korean) "Secretary Mattis and I agreed to consider

the timing and conditions of a condition-based OPCON transition.

We will continue to work, develop and refine plans on this issue in time for the next Security

Consultative Meeting."

Mattis pulled no punches on North Korea,... calling Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program

"illegal and unnecessary."

He also stressed that Washington wants to find a diplomatic solution to the nuclear

crisis,... but military force remains an option, if need be.

"The United States will not accept a nuclear North Korea.

Diplomacy is our preferred course of option.

As I repeatedly emphasized, our diplomats are most effective when backed by credible

military force in this sort of situation."

Mattis also took the opportunity to warn Pyongyang against the idea of ever trying to use its

nuclear weapons offensively.

"Make no mistake.

Any attack on United States or our allies will be defeated.

Any use of nuclear weapons by the North will be met with massive military response, effective

and overwhelming."

This year's Security Consultative Meeting marks the first since Presidents Moon Jae-in

and Donald Trump took office earlier this year.

The 50th SCM will be held in Washington in 2018.

Kim Hyun-bin, Arirang News.

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10/26/17 11:05 AM (353-399 US-11, Pittston, PA 18640, USA) - Duration: 1:00.

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U.S. Economy Grew at 3% Rate in 3rd Quarter, Despite Storms - Duration: 11:31.

U.S. Economy Grew at 3% Rate in 3rd Quarter, Despite Storms

  In a show of resilience, the American economy grew at a solid pace in the latest quarter despite the impact of the hurricanes in Texas and Florida.

The nation's gross domestic product, a key indicator of economic strength, expanded at an annual rate of 3 percent in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported on Friday.

The strong numbers could buoy President Trump and congressional Republicans as they continue their push to cut tax rates and overhaul the tax code.

Economists initially expected that Hurricanes Harvey and Irma would deal a blow to the country's steady growth, but became more optimistic in recent weeks. The destruction wrought by the storms was outweighed by the continued spending of consumers and businesses.

The job market is lively, and the stock market has rallied to record highs. Chief executives and consumers are more confident than they have been in more than a decade, recent surveys show.

    "There are no real headwinds to growth for the first time since the expansion began," said Mark Zandi, the chief economist of Moody's Analytics.

"We are at full employment and we are in full swing, let the good times roll." Some Republicans are already pointing to the recent expansion as proof that tax cuts could push the growth rate above 3 percent for years to come — and that just the prospect of that happening is already having an effect.

Mr Trump made economic growth a political flash point during his campaign and has continued to do so since taking office, promising to reach heights that eluded his predecessor.

"On a yearly basis, as you know, the last administration, during an eight-year period, never hit 3 percent," Mr Trump said during a speech in Missouri in August.

Touting a strong quarter in the spring, when growth hit 3.1 percent, the president suggested that "we're really on our way" to sustaining that speed year-round.

The economy is experiencing its fastest growth spurt in two consecutive quarters since 2014, but economists say it is highly unlikely that growth for the year will reach 3 percent.

The first quarter was tepid, and projections for the current quarter hover around 2.8 percent.

The figures released on Friday also highlight the fine line Republicans are walking in selling their tax policy: They are celebrating faster growth while claiming tax reform is needed to accelerate it further.

Representative Kevin Brady, Republican of Texas and the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said in a statement on Friday that the Commerce Department data "reinforces the resilience of the American people." Republicans, he added, "will deliver on our tax reform promise this year — ushering in a new era of growth." Kevin Hassett, the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, asserted on Friday that companies were investing more, and driving growth higher, in expectation of a tax cut.

Failing to pass a tax bill, he said, would cause growth to slump and markets to tumble. "If you look at the G.D.P.

data, it's clear that is a major reason why capital spending has increased," he said, referring to expectations of a tax cut.

"If those expectations appear to be incorrect, I would expect capital spending to go back into decline." For now, economists are reluctant to give Congress or the administration too much credit for the economy's trajectory.

"There hasn't been anything concrete in terms of spending or tax cuts that we can point to that's fueling the acceleration," said Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West in San Francisco.

If anyone deserves credit for the good news, he said, it's the Federal Reserve chairwoman, Janet L. Yellen.

Yellen, whose four-year term ends in February, has pursued gradual increases of the Fed's benchmark interest rate in an effort to steer the economy toward steady growth without overheating.

The Fed is expected to raise rates when it meets in December. Mr Trump is publicly weighing whether to replace Ms.

Yellen, considering two possible successors, but has also signaled that he may decide to renominate her. "Markets would probably applaud her reappointment," Mr Anderson said.

Personal consumption, although down from the previous quarter, grew at a 2.4 percent rate, and nonresidential fixed investment, a measure of business spending, expanded at a robust rate of 3.9 percent.

Mr Zandi said the numbers were "a sign that consumers are hanging tough." At the same time, with a weak dollar making American goods more competitive abroad, international trade contributed positively to output for the third quarter in a row.

Spending on equipment increased at a rate of 8.6 percent, as companies poured money into capital improvements. Businesses may be investing in computers and industrial equipment in response to a tight labor market and rising wages, economists said.

"Businesses are going to be looking for more ways to produce than just adding bodies," Mr Anderson said. Hurricanes can disrupt an economy in obvious ways — ruining homes, incapacitating infrastructure, and slowing the flow of goods across the country.

The Houston metropolitan area is the country's fifth largest, accounting for 3 percent of national economic output, and the severe flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey had an immediate impact on employment.

The country's economy shed 33,000 jobs in September, the first monthly drop in seven years.

But after the negative shock dissipates, the recovery from an extreme weather event can help the economy by creating new reasons for consumer spending, which represents roughly 70 percent of national output.

After the damage is done, people must often rebuild their homes or replace their cars, an effect that began to show up in the third quarter and will most likely continue through the end of the year.

"If you don't go out to eat during a hurricane, maybe you bought plywood for your house," said Robert Dye, chief economist at Comerica Bank.

"If you have the insurance and support, that tends to be a stimulus to the economy." Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left 600,000 to one million vehicles needing replacement, according to Cox Automotive, and Americans rushed to dealerships to recoup what they had lost.

Car sales spiked in September, reaching their highest level since 2005. The growth figure released on Friday was the government's first estimate of economic output for the quarter, and it will be revised twice.

It can be hard to accurately measure the full effect of a natural disaster immediately after it occurs, and so these numbers could swing up or down when the department revisits the period.

The American economy has performed considerably better this year than in 2016, when it grew at a halting 1.5 percent.

And things have been looking up, economically, for much of the world, which is enjoying a rare moment of widespread expansion. The International Monetary Fund upgraded its forecast for the pace of world growth twice this year.

"This is happening globally," Mr Zandi, the Moody's economist, said. "There isn't a single major economy that is in recession." A weak dollar has been a boon to exporters like David Ickert, vice president for Finance at Air Tractor Inc.

The company, which is based in Olney, Tex. a town of about 3,100 people west of Dallas, makes crop dusters and forestry firefighting planes for markets including European countries along the Mediterranean Sea, sub-Saharan Africa and South America.

Half of its sales are international. "Things are picking up — I sense it in Europe," Mr Ickert said.

He emphasized that the positive impact of trade at a broad level filters down to rural communities. "Trade helps create and sustain jobs in small-town America with a small business," he said.

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HURRICANE DEVASTATION: Puerto Rico's power outages are the largest in US history - CNN BREAKING NEWS - Duration: 1:34.

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US to be WIPED OUT by North Korea in nuclear war according to Biblical prophecy - Duration: 3:07.

US to be WIPED OUT by North Korea in nuclear war according to Biblical prophecy

American Pastor Greg Laurie, of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, believes the US could be obliterated in a nuclear war before the end of the world begins.

Pastor Laurie says the prophecy was revealed to him after he read the Bible and discovered there was no mention of a "reigning superpower" in the end days, which he has interpreted as the US being destroyed imminently.

He said: "Here is what concerns me. We do not find the reigning superpower on the face of the Earth anywhere in the Last Days scenario.

"So where is America? I pray we are not out of the picture, because we have been in some kind of nuclear conflict.".

As things stand, it would seem the nation most likely to attack the US with nuclear weapons would be North Korea.

But as Pastor Laurie points out, there is no mention of Kim Jong-Un's nation either – but it does talk about Iran which could assist North Korea by the Pastor's reckoning.

He said: "In the Last Days there is no mention of any nation that would resemble North Korea however the Bible does speak of Iran in the End Times scenario.  "You might be surprised to know there is an alignment of sorts between North Korea and Iran.

"In fact, former ambassador the United Nations John Bolton recently said if North Korea developed a delivery system for nuclear weapon Iran would have it the next day simply by writing a cheque."  North Korea has repeatedly threatened to use nuclear weapons and in its latest warning has told the US to take the threat "literally".  The Asian nation has been ramping up threats to the US and has increased testing of nuclear weapons in recent months.  The most recent test took place on September 3 at the Punggye-ri Test Site which was so powerful it was registered as a 5.7 magnitude earthquake by the South Korean government.

China and the US also registered it as an earthquake at at even-stronger 6.3 magnitude.

Kim Jong-un also issued another warning to the US as a senior diplomat from Pyongyang said warnings of a possible atmospheric nuclear test over the Pacific Ocean should be taken "literally".  Mr Trump is set to make a visit to Asia next week in a bid to highlight his campaign to put pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear and missile programmes.