Japan PM Abe says he, Trump agree North Korea missile launch a 'serious threat'

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Japan PM Abe says he, Trump agree North Korea missile launch a 'serious threat'

By William Mallard

REUTERS

 

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump pose for a photograph before attending dinner at Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a telephone call that North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch was "a dangerous provocation and a serious threat."

 

Abe also told reporters at his official residence that he was watching to see how China would respond to Pyongyang after President Xi Jinping meets with Trump at the U.S. leader's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

 

In his brief, nationally televised remarks, Abe said Trump had told him that all options were on the table regarding how to handle North Korea.

 

Pyongyang test-fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, a day before the Trump-Xi summit, where North Korea's increasingly defiant arms programme was set to take centre stage.

 

Trump has repeatedly said China must do more to curb North Korea's nuclear and missile development. On Sunday he held out the possibility of using trade as a lever to secure Chinese cooperation while suggesting Washington might deal with Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs on its own if need be.

 

(Writing by William Mallard; Editing by Chris Reese and Sandra Maler)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-04-06

[louse1953]

Things are starting to get harder Donny,decision time.Nth Korea and Syria sarin attack.

[Redline]

If he believes him, he must not know him very well

[Redline]

3 hours ago, louse1953 said:

Things are starting to get harder Donny,decision time.Nth Korea and Syria sarin attack.

Gonna get messy

[baboon]

'Let's forget China and head down the path of least resistance'.

'Serious threat' my bottom. The military industrial players want to make some more money and this is the easiest way of doing so. They bank on short memories, but I will not forget Saddam Hussein and his 'threat' to global stability. 

[Credo]

3 minutes ago, baboon said:

'Let's forget China and head down the path of least resistance'.

'Serious threat' my bottom. The military industrial players want to make some more money and this is the easiest way of doing so. They bank on short memories, but I will not forget Saddam Hussein and his 'threat' to global stability. 

Well, Saddam Hussein had been a threat to global stability in the past and he did nothing to dissuade anyone from believing that he didn't have WMD.   His fear was of Iran, though.

 

In the situation with NK, they are the ones that keeping shooting missiles around the area and making threats.   Is there some reason to believe that they may not one day act on these threats?   How long should they be allowed to threaten before something is done?  

 

Saddam was a thorn in the side of the West and by and large only managed to tick off the US and the UK.   North Korea seems to have quite a few countries, including S.Korea and Japan nervous.   

 

 

[baboon]

9 minutes ago, Credo said:

Well, Saddam Hussein had been a threat to global stability in the past and he did nothing to dissuade anyone from believing that he didn't have WMD.   His fear was of Iran, though.

 

In the situation with NK, they are the ones that keeping shooting missiles around the area and making threats.   Is there some reason to believe that they may not one day act on these threats?   How long should they be allowed to threaten before something is done?  

 

Saddam was a thorn in the side of the West and by and large only managed to tick off the US and the UK.   North Korea seems to have quite a few countries, including S.Korea and Japan nervous.   

 

 

What do you mean, "shooting missiles around" as though the likes of ICAO are not informed. Google 'Pyongyang FIR' and you will see areas of danger for aircraft to avoid. 

As for "making threats", well fancy that! They must be the only country on the planet to do such a dastardly thing. For Christ's sake, what else would you expect them to do under the circumstances? 

[Credo]

No, not the only country, but they are firmly in the cross hairs of a number of nervous and powerful countries.   Not a wise move on there part.   

[baboon]

8 hours ago, Credo said:

No, not the only country, but they are firmly in the cross hairs of a number of nervous and powerful countries.   Not a wise move on there part.   

It has worked for them since 1945. They know what they are doing.

[theslime]

20 hours ago, louse1953 said:

Things are starting to get harder Donny,decision time.Nth Korea and Syria sarin attack.

have you ever heard japan disagree with the states , since ww2  ?, they are working together to enrich themselves at everyones expense.  fascists didnt die when Nippon lost the war.