World War 3: North Korea claim Trump has 'lit the wick of WAR' – threatens 'HAIL OF FIRE' | World | News | Express.co.uk
Author: Will Kirby
Description: NORTH Korea's foreign minister has accused President Donald Trump of lighting 'the wick of war' with his repeated insults and threats amid growing World War 3 fears.
Date: 2017-10-11T17:25:00+01:00

# World War 3: North Korea claims Trump has 'lit the wick of WAR' – threatens 'HAIL OF FIRE'

### NORTH Korea's foreign minister has accused President Donald Trump of lighting "the wick of war" with his repeated insults and threats amid growing World War 3 fears.

By Will Kirby
PUBLISHED: 17:25, Wed, Oct 11, 2017 | UPDATED: 18:02, Wed, Oct 11, 2017

Ri Yong Ho, Pyongyang's foreign minister, hit out at the US President and said the tensions will not be settled with words.

He said: "With his bellicose and insane statement at the United Nations, Trump, you can say, has lit the wick of a war against us.

"We need to settle the final score, only with a hail of fire, not words."

President Trump has repeatedly hinted at conflict and recent tweets suggest military action is still considered an option.

REVEALED: US military options ready to WIPE OUT North Korean threat

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World War 3? North Korea's foreign minister has said the tensions won't be reduced with words

On Saturday he tweeted: "Presidents and their administrations have been talking to North Korea for 25 years, agreements made and massive amounts of money paid hasn't worked, agreements violated before the ink was dry, makings fools of U.S. negotiators. Sorry, but only one thing will work!"

This was followed on Monday by the following tweet: "Our country has been unsuccessfully dealing with North Korea for 25 years, giving billions of dollars & getting nothing. Policy didn't work!"

Yesterday, US bombers flew over the Korean peninsula in a show of force aimed at North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

The B-1B bombers from Guam staged a simulated air-to-ground missile-firing drill with two South Korean F-15K fighters over the East Sea.

Japan also sent two military aircraft as tensions mount in the region.

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## The cartoon is thought to have been produced in the 1960s under Kim Il-Sung, current leader Kim Jong-Un’s grandfather, though relations have been getting steadily worse since Kim Jong-Un became leader of North Korea and Donald Trump became President of America

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A still from a North Korean cartoon

Earlier this week, Russia’s foreign secretary Sergey Lavrov waded into the crisis and told his US counterpart, Rex Tillerson, the escalation of tension on the Korean peninsula is “unacceptable”.

During a phone call with Secretary of State Mr Tillerson, Vladimir Putin's right hand man discussed Syria, Korea and Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry revealed.

Mr Lavrov also told Mr Tillerson Moscow is demanding the US returns Russian diplomatic property seized in 2016 over suspected Russian interference in the general election.

The pair's phone call came just hours after Donald Trump's most senior general told the US Army to "stand ready" for war with North Korea.

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Ri Yong Ho, pictured at the UN Assembly last month, said Trump has 'lit the wick of war'

General James 'Mad dog' Mattis warned it is impossible to tell what the future holds for the crisis, but urged US troops to be prepared for a confrontation with Kim Jong-un.

He said while Mr Trump is committed to finding a diplomatic solution, the US Army must "standby ready" to fight.

General Mattis said: "It is right now a diplomatically led, economic-sanction buttressed effort to try to turn North Korea off this path.

"Now what does the future hold? Neither you nor I can say, so there is one thing the US Army can do.

"And that is you have got to be ready to ensure that we have military options that our President can employ if needed."

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