Stoltenberg said about the threat of North Korean missiles to NATO countries
North Korean missile able to reach Europe, under threat of destruction are NATO countries. About it as writes the newspaper “Yomiuri”, before his visit to Japan, said the NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg.
He noted that members of the Alliance ready to respond to the threat by containment measures. “NATO can make the decision to attack in response,” — said Stoltenberg. At the same time, he said that he supports economic sanctions as a measure of the pressure on the regime in Pyongyang.
The head of the CIA Mike Pompeo on 20 October reported that nuclear missile technology, the DPRK has advanced to such a level that may allow to strike the United States. He told of significant progress in North Korean military research and warned that the readiness to attack in the United States can be achieved by Pyongyang during several months.
The head of the Pentagon James Mattis said that the US is ready to give massive military response to aggression by the DPRK. According to him, a military reaction from Washington could trigger use of nuclear weapons not only against the United States and their allies.