“We
want to always remind them we can destroy you, too, so be very cautious and
careful with your words and what you do.”
United States Ambassador to the United
Nations Nikki Haley said that President Donald Trump’s “nuclear button” tweet
warning Kim Jong-un about America’s nuclear capabilities helped in global
security because it kept the North Korean leader “on his toes,”, the media
reported.
“We want to always remind them we can
destroy you, too, so be very cautious and careful with your words and what you
do,” Ms. Haley told ABC News on Sunday. “He can’t sit there and imply that he’s
going to destroy the US without us reminding him of the facts and the reality
that if you go there it’s not us that’s going to be destroyed, it’s you.”
“I think that he [Trump] always has to
keep Kim on his toes.”
‘Trump seen as unpredictable’
Ms. Haley told ABC News that Mr. Trump’s
tweets and actions help get the attention of world leaders who “see him as
unpredictable.”
“I don’t think they know what the US is
going to do at any given time.”
The latest war of words between the two
leaders began when Mr. Kim, in a New Year’s speech, signalled his willingness
to engage in talks with South Korea and claimed the entire US mainland was
within range of North Korean missiles, reports CNN.
“The nuclear button is always on the
desk of my office... They should accurately be aware that this is not a threat
but a reality.”
Mr. Trump responded in a tweet, saying:
“I too have a nuclear button, but it is a much bigger and more powerful one
than his, and my button works!“
Tweet finds resonance in CIA
Also on Sunday, Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo made a similar argument about Mr. Trump’s
tweet in an interview on Fox News, saying that it was part of a strategy that
broke with decades of unsuccessful US policy toward North Korea.
“That tweet is entirely consistent with
what we’re trying to communicate,” mR. Pompeo said.
“We want the regime to understand that
unlike before, we are intent on resolving this. And it is our firm conviction
that resolving this diplomatically is the correct answer, but that this
administration is prepared to do what it takes.”
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