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General: Aiming Nuclearized ICBM at US May Trigger Preemptive Strike on N. KoreaKim YoungnamWASHINGTON — ....Jack Keane, a retired four-star general and former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army who has close ties to the Trump administration, told VOA’s Korean Service that it would not be unrealistic for the U.S to pre-emptively strike North Korea if Pyongyang aims nuclearized intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) at America, which includes Guam. To Trump, that would be “an act of war,” according to Keane, who discussed possible military strategies for countering the North Korean threat. His remarks have been edited for clarity and length.In the past, you have said a large-scale military strike, or a pre-emptive strike, on North Korea might be the only option left. Why?First of all, it really would be the last option, assuming that all of the major economic sanctions that we are imposing on North Korea have not changed the regime. I do believe that the Trump administration would not permit North Korea to have nuclearized ICBM capabilities. And if they have such capability, we will not be able to get them to stand down, so a pre-emptive strike would be likely. But I think before we do that there are other military options that we will likely exercise.Continued at: https://www.voanews.com/a/general-discusses-strategies-to-counter-north-korea/4073483.html
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