WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday (Jan 2) that North Korea would not complete a nuclear weapon capable of reaching the United States, vowing on Twitter: “It won’t happen!”
North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won't happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2017
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Sunday the isolated, nuclear-capable country was close to test-launching an intercontinental ballistic missile, although some experts have said it is years away from being able to deliver a nuclear warhead to the United States.
– Reuters
