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– ‘Rocket Man’ –
Haley said sanctions had already provided a “punch in the gut” to Pyongyang but that strict enforcement was crucial.
Separately, Trump’s national security advisor, H.R. McMaster, agreed that “the critical thing is going to be to get all countries, every one, to do all they can to enforce those sanctions, to do everything they can, short of a military conflict, to resolve this problem.”
But if diplomacy and economic pressure fail, he added, “We have to prepare all options.”
Pyongyang, an insular country with few outside contacts, says it needs nuclear weapons to protect itself from “hostile” US forces and is determined to build the capacity to deliver a nuclear warhead that could hit the US mainland.
North Korea said Saturday it was bent on nothing less than military “equilibrium” with the United States.
As his administration continued its efforts to rein in the North, Trump himself gave a more unbridled account of his latest diplomatic contacts.
“I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night. Asked him how Rocket Man is doing. Long gas lines forming in North Korea. Too bad!” Trump tweeted, apparently finding a new nickname for Kim (McMaster confirmed that that was probably Trump’s intention).
Whether there are gas lines is unclear; very few people own cars in North Korea, outside military and government officials.
