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Trump's nuke apocalypse: Total WAR only outcome if US delivers on threat to Kim

FACE OFF: A clash between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un would be explosive. Since winning the Presidency, Donald Trump and his cabinet have warned North Korea all options are on the table.

They want to stop Kim building a missile capable of reaching the US and won't rule out using force to do it.

Yesterday, the tubby tyrant launched yet another missile, which this time landed in Japanese waters, provoking fury from Tokyo. Washington this morning is considering using force in response.

Now experts say even measured military action will mean an all-out war – whether or not it kills Kim.

Chris Ogden Asian security expert Chris Ogden told Daily Star Online a targeted strike would more than likely bring retaliation. Dr Ogden, who lectures at St Andrews University in Scotland, said: A precision strike probably wouldn't be that precise.

They will have some sources of intelligence but they will not be definitively 100% sure that they're gonna get the leader. And even if he is killed, he will be replaced.

I think the mentality North Korea has isn't just its current leader, it's pervasive across its elite..

He continued: I think if it was clear that an attack was done by the US then they would want to take some kind of retribution.

The worst case possible is that they send a nuclear-equipped missile over the border into South Korea, targeting Seoul. I really don't think they would be able to do nothing.

They would have to show their people that they're still strong. There's a very large chance it'd completely snowball. That's the crux of the whole problem with North Korea..

READY TO ROCK: US Marines from 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force train in South Korea.

Making war likelier still are treaties the US signed with Japan and South Korea pledging to respond to attacks. Dr Ogden said: America is duty-bound in treaties to react on behalf of South Korean and take control of their troops.

If they don't react the South Koreans will say 'well, what's the point of the treaty?' And it's exactly the same for Japan. America will act on their behalf and retaliate.

And if that happens, that's just escalation going towards an ongoing conflict – a war..

Kim Jong-un recently proved how seriously it takes attacks on his leadership with his reaction to an alleged South Korean plot. North Korea gave Park Geun-hye, ex-President of the South, a death sentence claiming she'd authorised Kim's assassination.

Even the UK ambassador in Pyongyang, Alistair Morgan, was given a dressing down over the so-called secret operation. According to the North's propaganda, the scheme involved a car or train crash designed to look like an accident.

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'Time running out' US general in chilling warning over 'extremely dangerous' North Korea - Duration: 2:51.

'Time running out' US general in chilling warning over 'extremely dangerous' North Korea

NUKE FEARS: US general Mark Milley branded North Korea extremely dangerous. US general Mark Milley, the army's chief of staff, said that the communist state is developing nuclear weapons at a rapid rate – and "time is running out" to stop it.

His alarming comments come just weeks after the totalitarian nation tested an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching US shores.

Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington DC today, Mr Milley said the successful test showed North Korea's ICBM programme has advanced significantly.

He said the missile launch into the Sea of Japan was something "never seen before" and that the clock is ticking to reach a diplomatic solution.

WAR CHIEF: General Mark Milley believes time is running out to deal with North Korea.

He added: "North Korea is extremely dangerous and more dangerous as the weeks go by." Pentagon defence analysts believe that the rogue state may be able to fire a nuclear-capable ICBM by next year.

A senior White House official agreed with the analysis on Thursday, saying North Korea will attain an ICBM "pretty soon". The official said: Were now at a point where this is going to become a fait accompli pretty soon.

Whenever we think, What are we going to do? we have to think, How is he going to respond? What activities are we going to prompt in him? What conditions are we going to create for the [North Korean leader]?".

US general Mark Milley Its supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, is believed to be preparing an ICBM test to coincide with the 64th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.

The anniversary – today – has so far passed without incident, but there are fears Kim may press the red button in the coming days. Security expert Robert A.

Manning told Daily Star Online the test "could well happen" in a move directed at the US to "rub our noses in it". However, he called for calm and said officials risk "hysteria" over a nuclear-capable North Korea.

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South Korea & US missiles launched in response to North Korea test - Duration: 1:42.

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U.S. Bombers Fly Over Korean Peninsula After North's Missile Test - Duration: 0:29.

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WW3 looms as US considers 'military response' to North Korea missile test - north korean leader - Duration: 5:17.

WW3 looms as US considers 'military response' to North Korea missile test

The Pentagon said that the ICBM flew just 1,000km before it landed in Japans Exclusive Economic Zone, with officals fearing it hit boats.

The ICBM test – the second in weeks – came just 24 hours after a top US general said time is running out to find a diplomatic solution to the North Korea nuclear crisis.

Now it appears Americas patience has run out with three US defence officals discussing military response options, according to Reuters. In an emergency phone call, South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for talks on beefing up defence missiles systems.

General Joseph Dunford and Admiral Harry Harris, head of US Pacific Command, spoke with South Korean joint chief of staff, General Lee Sun-jin, shortly after the test.

A spokesman for Mr Dunford said: During the call Dunford and Harris expressed the ironclad commitment to the US-Republic of Korea alliance. The three leaders also discussed military response options.

Tonight Yonhap News Agency has reported that the US will stage a joint ballistic missile exercise in response to North Koreas ICBM launch.

The launch happened 11. 41pm local time (3. 11pm UK) and lasted 45 minutes. The Pentagon confirmed it has detected what it assesses was a ballistic missile launch.

Initially it was thought the missile travelled more than 3,000km – the distance between North Korea and US territory.

But a statement from the Pentagon later confirmed that the missile – thought to be capable of reaching US shores – was onlt fired 1,000km.

Japan have slammed the test as a clear violation of UN resolutions, confirming the missile landed in its waters. https://www. dailystar. uk/news/latest-news/633393/north-korea-fire-missile-us-military-response#.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the threat is grave and real as he prepared to hold an emergency summit with his ministers. The countrys chief cabinet secretary has said Japan absolutely cannot tolerate North Koreas repeated provocations.

US Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said: "I can confirm that we detected a launch of a ballistic missile from North Korea. "We are assessing and will have more information soon.

The South Korean president has ordered an emergency security meeting following the Norths 14th missile test this year. Fears of an imminent test has been heightened in recent days after the dictator hadnt been seen for 15 days.

But yesterday Kim came out of hiding to visit a cemetary and mark the 64th anniversary of the end of the Korean war. One theory suggested the test was due to take place yesterday, but was postponed due to rain.

Pyongyang successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time on July 4 – American Independence Day.

That test was the latest in a series conducted in defiance of a United Nations ban, with experts saying it could reach Alaska.

Later it was suggested an even further developed missile could wipe out the likes of Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

The Hermit Kingdom has become notorious for marking key events in its history with missile launches or threats of a new world war.

The most recent warning was issued by one of Kim Jong-un's key generals, who called on the Norths military to "wage dynamic struggle to bring final victory".

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WW3 looms as US considers 'military response' to North Korea missile test - Duration: 5:08.

WW3 looms as US considers 'military response' to North Korea missile test

The totalitarian state fired an ICBM into the Sea of Japan earlier today – provoking fury from the internationl community.  The Pentagon said that the ICBM flew just 1,000km before it landed in Japans Exclusive Economic Zone, with officals fearing it hit boats.  The ICBM test – the second in weeks – came just 24 hours after a top US general said time is running out to find a diplomatic solution to the North Korea nuclear crisis.  Now it appears Americas patience has run out with three US defence officals discussing military response options, according to Reuters.

  ON A WAR FOOTING: The US and South Korea are said to be mulling military options. Spokesperson for general Joseph Dunford In an emergency phone call, South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for talks on beefing up defence missiles systems.

General Joseph Dunford and Admiral Harry Harris, head of US Pacific Command, spoke with South Korean joint chief of staff, General Lee Sun-jin, shortly after the test.

A spokesman for Mr Dunford said: During the call Dunford and Harris expressed the ironclad commitment to the US-Republic of Korea alliance.

The three leaders also discussed military response options. Tonight Yonhap News Agency has reported that the US will stage a joint ballistic missile exercise in response to North Koreas ICBM launch.

BLAST OFF: Four ballistic missiles fired by North Korea during a military drill. The launch happened 11.41pm local time (3.11pm UK) and lasted 45 minutes. The Pentagon confirmed it has detected what it assesses was a ballistic missile launch.

Initially it was thought the missile travelled more than 3,000km – the distance between North Korea and US territory.

But a statement from the Pentagon later confirmed that the missile – thought to be capable of reaching US shores – was onlt fired 1,000km.  Japan have slammed the test as a clear violation of UN resolutions, confirming the missile landed in its waters.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the threat is grave and real as he prepared to hold an emergency summit with his ministers.  The countrys chief cabinet secretary has said Japan absolutely cannot tolerate North Koreas repeated provocations.

US Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said: "I can confirm that we detected a launch of a ballistic missile from North Korea.

"We are assessing and will have more information soon." The South Korean president has ordered an emergency security meeting following the Norths 14th missile test this year.

Fears of an imminent test has been heightened in recent days after the dictator hadnt been seen for 15 days. MAPPED: The missile flew 1,000km into the Sea of Japan.

But yesterday Kim came out of hiding to visit a cemetary and mark the 64th anniversary of the end of the Korean war. One theory suggested the test was due to take place yesterday, but was postponed due to rain.

Pyongyang successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time on July 4 – American Independence Day.

MILITARY PARADE: North Korea flaunts its nuclear prowess at a parade in Pyongyang. That test was the latest in a series conducted in defiance of a United Nations ban, with experts saying it could reach Alaska.

Later it was suggested an even further developed missile could wipe out the likes of Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

The Hermit Kingdom has become notorious for marking key events in its history with missile launches or threats of a new world war.

The most recent warning was issued by one of Kim Jong-un's key generals, who called on the Norths military to "wage dynamic struggle to bring final victory".

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Tyler Posey gives us a tour of the Teen Wolf set on the last day of filming - Duration: 2:44.

"Hello everybody, this is Tyler Posey and this is literally the last day of filming

on set ever, and I am getting very sentimental and very emotional and this just feels like

the last day of high school.

I never experienced that, but it was what I could imagine it would feel like.

Everyone is just really happy and sweet and excited, so there's a couple of things I really

hold dear, near and dear to my heart on the set, the Teen Wolf set.

I want to say goodbye before I leave.

The lacrosse stick.

This isn't the game lacrosse stick, but this is where it all started.

Scott, the first time we ever saw Scott McCall, I think, he was stringing a lacrosse stick.

Goodbye lacrosse stick.

This is my favorite bathroom in the world because this is where it all started with

Scott McCall washing his face and then he heard Stiles hanging upside-down on the roof.

This is also where Scott showered with Malia.

So you know I have to say goodbye to the high school!

I spent more time in this high school than I did in real high school.

Goodbye Stiles' locker.

I'll miss you.

I love you.

Thank you for scaring me sometimes.

Sometimes you open the locker and there'd be a head in here.

This is where I first fell in love with Allison in these classrooms.

Although that was a real classroom in Atlanta, but we built it to look exactly the same.

One time, an engine, Stiles' engine, or something from his jeep, flew in from the window while

he and I were like sitting up against these walls hiding.

And then an engine flies through the window, and it smashes.

And I remember filming that with Dylan, it was really cool.

It was the first season, and it was awesome because we glass thrown on us and we thought

it was so badass.

We were like wooo!

And of course I couldn't leave out the locker room.

Scott made out with Allison for the first time here.

It's weird. I want to take the whole place home with me.

I wonder if I could live here.

I wonder if they would let me rent this place out.

Oh here's the underwear.

This is what I really wanted to get to.

Last but not least, saving the best for last, the fans!

Every single person out there that started to watch the show when it first aired somehow

hung on, and to anyone out there that watched it and hated it and never saw it again.

Thank you for giving it an a shot.

This was the greatest experience of my life, and it's still not over yet.

But I couldn't have done it without you guys, truthfully, obviously, because without you,

we wouldn't have been a show.

This keeps Teen Wolf alive.

I'm Scott McCall the Alpha.

Goodnight and good luck."

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S. Korea, U.S. in joint missile drills, Washington to test THAAD in Alaska - Duration: 0:48.

Following Pyongyang's missile launch ,... South Korea and the United States carried out a

round of combined ballistic missile drills.

The live-fire exercises kicked off on Saturday on Korea's east coast... in a demonstration

to Pyongyang of the two allies' firepower.

The drills involved South Korea's road-mobile ballistic missile, the Hyunmoo -2, and the

U.S. forces' Army Tactical Missile System.

Officials say the drills showed the allies' ability to carry out "precise strikes on the

enemy's leadership."

Washington is planning to test-launch its missile defense system THAAD -- a unit stationed

in Alaska.

According to the A-P, the launch is scheduled to start as early as Saturday night local

time.

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NORTH KOREA TEST HWASONG-14 ICBM WITH RANGE OF 10,000 KM MAY REACH MAJOR U.S CITIES - Duration: 7:03.

North Korea tested intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) named HWASONG-14 on Friday

that appears to have the range to hit major US cities.

North Korea now has tested this ICBM twice in July and what is most alarming is the fact

that the latest test seems to show that the Hwasong-14 missile can travel even more distance

that previously thought.

Pyongyang's state-run Korean Central News Agency said on Saturday that the test was

designed to show the Hwasong-14's maximum range with a "large-sized heavy nuclear warhead".

It added that Washington should regard the launch as a "grave warning."

In this video, Defense Updates analyzes the latest missile test by North Korea and evaluates its implications.

Lets get started.

A combination of US, South Korean and Japanese analyses of the launch from Mupyong-ni, near

North Korea's border with China, shows the missile flew about 47 minutes, going 3,700

kilometers (2,300 miles) high and for a distance of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles).

According to David Wright, a missile expert at the Union of Concerned Scientists, if the

missile were fired on a flatter, standard trajectory, it would have major US cities

like Los Angeles, Denver and Chicago well within its range, with possibly the ability

to reach as far as New York and Boston.

Kim Dong-yub, a defense analyst at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University

in Seoul said: "Depending on how heavy a warhead it carries,

this latest North Korean missile would easily reach the West Coast of the United States

with a range of 9,000 to 10,000 kilometers," or 5,600 to 6,200 miles.

He added, "With this missile, North Korea leaves no doubt that its missile has a range

that covers most of the United States."

There were indications earlier this week that nuclear-armed North Korea was preparing for

another ballistic missile test.

Some experts had predicted the communist nation would launch the test on Thursday to mark

Victory Day, a military holiday but was delayed one day due to unfavorable weather conditions.

Regardless, the new test represents a setback in efforts to reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

International community and U.S has been trying to compel North Korea to give up its missile

and nuke programs by enforcing sanctions, but these have failed.

China, North Korea's longtime ally, has been pressuring the regime to abandon these programs

but so far has little to show for it.

Experts say North Korea currently is known to have the capability to send missiles to

all of South Korea, Japan, as well as to Guam and the Hwasong-14 is a major step augmenting

its strikes capabilities.

A missile is as destructive as its warhead, which is why North Korea is running missiles

and nuke program in parallel.

In total North Korea has conducted 5 nuclear tests till now.

The first nuke test was conducted by North Korea on Oct. 8, 2006.

As per the United States analysts, it had a yield of less than one kiloton of TNT.

Blasts have become more powerful since then.

The device tested by the North, in January 2016, had a force equivalent of 7 kilotons

of TNT.

By contrast, the device detonated on Sept 2016 looks to have had a force equivalent

of 25 kilotons of TNT, according to the most analysis.

Let us now compare these with other known tests & explosions.

Trinity Test in New Mexico in July 1945, which ushered in the nuclear age, had a yield of 20 kilo tons.

Hiroshima's "Little Boy" bomb had a yield of 13-18 kilo tons whereas Nagasaki's "Fat

Man" bomb had a yield of 20–22 kilo tons of TNT.

As per latest estimates of Institute for Science and International Security in U.S, North Korea

is believed to have 13 to 30 nukes.

So it can be inferred that North Korea currently has a decent nuclear capability in its hand,

and looking at increasing yield of its bombs, it can be said that it will have immense destructive

power at its disposal in coming days.

The ultimate goal is to have ICBM with a range to reach whole of US carrying nuclear warhead.

North Korea now seems to have more or less perfected the missile technology.

US official familiar with the latest intelligence assessment confirmed that North Korea would

have a deployable solution in place by 2018.

This is an acceleration of 2 years from previous estimates that put Pyongyang 3 to 5 years

from fully developing long-range missile capabilities.

Now North Korea may concentrate on miniaturization of nuclear bombs, so that the missiles can

carry the nukes effectively.

It can be said that the US and international community no longer has a ticking clock, but

the time has actually run out.

North Korea has cleared the major technical hurdles and as time goes by they will refine

the systems in term of accuracy, readiness and reliability.

U.S will have to accept the fact that now its mainland can be targeted by North Korea,

which was never the case till now.

North Korean state media was quick to tout the missile test as a success, with video

and stills showing Kim Jong Un overseeing the launch and celebrating with the troops

involved.

Kim is quoted as saying "the whole US mainland" is now within North Korea's reach.

He called Pyongyang's weapons program "a precious asset" that cannot be reversed nor replaced,

according to Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Hours after that call, the US and South Korean military conducted a live fire exercise as

a show of force in response to the missile test.

Both militaries conducted a similar show of force, after North Korea's first test in early

July.

South Korea said on Saturday it will proceed with the deployment of 4 additional units

of the THAAD anti-missile defense system.

As Trump administration grapple with the situation with no signs of having plans of direct negotiations,

there is no reason to expect a quick breakthrough.

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S. Korea to expand defense capabilities, U.S. flies B-1B bombers over peninsula - Duration: 1:34.

Amid North Korea's continuing missile provocations,...

South Korea is planning to expand its defense capabilities.

On Sunday, Defense Minister Song Young-moo said Seoul will upgrade its Patriot missile

system to better protect the nation's capital area.

Song inspected a Patriot missile site... where he reaffirmed that Seoul will soon establish

its own anti-missile system.

Meanwhile on Sunday, South Korea continued its joint military drills with the U.S.

Two U.S. B-1B bombers flew over the Korean peninsula in the morning, joined by four South

Korean fighter jets.

Seoul and Washington had kicked off a round of air force exercises within about six hours

of the regime's ICBM launch late Friday evening.

The B-1B Lancer is known as the backbone of Washington's long-range bomber force.

It's a multi-mission weapon system that can reach the Korean Peninsula in just a couple

of hours from its base in Guam.

In a statement, the U.S. 7th Air Force said the training was to demonstrate America's

"ironclad" commitment to its allies.

Washington is also reportedly planning to test-launch its missile defense system THAAD

-- a unit stationed in Alaska -- possibly as soon as this weekend.

Lee Unshin Arirang News.

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US Military Declares "Time Is Running Out" Before War with North Korea - north korean leader - Duration: 10:00.

US Military Declares "Time Is Running Out" Before War with North Korea

Ominous statements over the past 48 hours by top American military commanders underscore how close the world is to a devastating war on the Korean Peninsula, which, for the first time since 1945, could involve the use of nuclear weapons.

The propaganda pretext for war is the claim of US imperialism and its allies that the isolated North Korean regime is on the verge of developing a nuclear-armed inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of destroying major cities on the American mainland.

General Mark Milley, the Chief of Staff of the Army, told a conference at the National Press Club in Washington yesterday:. "War in the Korean Peninsula would be terrible, however, a nuclear weapon detonating in Los Angeles would be terrible.

Pointing to the preparations for a pre-emptive US attack, Milley declared that "time is running out" for a "non-military solution" to US demands that North Korea end its nuclear and missile weapons programs.

The Trump administration, he stated, was "at a point in time where [the] choice will have to be made one way or the other.".

The general gloated that the US "would utterly destroy the North Korean military. " There would be "a high cost in terms of human life, in terms of infrastructure.

Milley's statements follow those made last weekend by General Joseph Dunford, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

He told a security forum that a war with North Korea was "not unimaginable." Proceeding to imagine the consequences, he declared a war would cause "a loss of life unlike any we have experienced in our lifetimes." Dunford insisted that "negotiations" would only take place for "a few more months.".

Passed over by the establishment media, which breathlessly reported such assertions, is the obvious question as to why North Korea—an economically backward state with a gross domestic product of barely $25 billion—would risk annihilation in a war with the planet's greatest military power.

The North Korean regime in Pyongyang headed by Kim Jong-un is without question a brutal and reactionary dictatorship, but it is not irrational.

Its senior officials have repeatedly said their refusal to end the weapons programs is a response to what happened to Iraq and Libya after the governments of those countries submitted to US dictates.

Iraq was invaded in 2003 and its top leadership and hundreds of thousands of its citizens slaughtered.

Libya was plunged into an imperialist-instigated civil war in 2011, which was used to justify a massive US-led bombardment that killed thousands of civilians. Its leader, Muammar Gaddafi, was murdered by an Islamist lynch mob.

The Korean people know all too well the carnage that US imperialism can and will inflict in pursuit of its geo-strategic objectives.

The day Milley made his statements, July 27, was the 64th anniversary of the end of the 1950–53 Korean War. The most conservative estimate is that three million people were killed or wounded—two million in what is now North Korea.

The US air bombardment of the North was murderous. The US Air Force noted in an assessment:. "Eighteen of twenty-two major cities in North Korea had been at least half obliterated.

US general Curtis LeMay later recalled:. "We burned down just about every city in North Korea and South Korea both. We killed off over a million civilian Koreans and drove several million more from their homes.".

By the end of the conflict, pilots were reportedly dropping their payloads in the sea because there were no buildings left for them to level.

American imperialism has never accepted the outcome of the Korean War, which left North Korea intact to function as a buffer between the US military forces in South Korea and both China and Russia, which border the peninsula.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991—which was North Korea's main economic partner—successive US administrations have pursued the barely concealed policy of regime-change in Pyongyang.

The objective is to incorporate the North into South Korea and fundamentally alter the strategic balance of forces in North East Asia.

The rhetoric and threats of war over North Korea's nuclear program are unfolding in the context of ever-mounting antagonisms between the US and China.

China is viewed in Washington as an unacceptable challenge to American dominance due to its development into the world's second largest economy and its increasing strategic influence.

The greatest fear in American ruling circles is that the logic of global economic integration will result in a geopolitical partnership consolidating across the vast Eurasian landmass, involving the German-dominated European bloc, Russia and China, and ultimately drawing in Japan and other key US allies in Asia.

US imperialist strategy, in every part of the world, is driven by a determination to disrupt this process and prevent it becoming a reality. The threat of war with North Korea is a disruption of immense proportions.

China and Russia have rejected US-led attempts to subject North Korea to complete economic isolation and opposed any military action on the peninsula. There are reports of major Chinese military deployments on its Korean border.

Encounters between Chinese or Russian aircraft with American or Japanese aircraft occur daily. US allies in both Europe and Asia, even as they seek closer trade relations with China, are under pressure to fall in behind Washington.

The situation is rendered even more volatile and dangerous by the besieged character of the Trump presidency.

The administration is descending into in-fighting and turmoil over the investigations underway into claims by the intelligence agencies that Trump won office due to Russian "interference." The possibility cannot be excluded that Trump's administration will respond to its crisis by attempting to divert tensions outward by launching a major war.

The US military thinks this is entirely possible. Hence its reported response to a Trump tweet yesterday morning which read:. "After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow…".

For nine minutes, before Trump sent the second part of the message declaring he was banning transgender people from military service, the Pentagon allegedly believed the president was about to announce the start of hostilities via Twitter.

If true, it is not difficult to imagine the phone calls that went out to American military commanders in South Korea, Japan and around the world.

It can be assumed that the North Korean, Chinese and Russian militaries were also on a knife edge.

For the best part of a decade, the American military has been actively planning and preparing for a war with China, which could be sparked by an attack on North Korea and rapidly escalate.

Asked yesterday in Australia if he would launch nuclear weapons at China if ordered to do so by Trump, Admiral Scott Swift, the commander of the US Seventh Fleet, bluntly replied: "The answer would be yes.".