US guns ‘locked & loaded’ on N. Korea

Washington, Aug. 11: US President Donald Trump issued another warning to North Korea on Friday, saying that military solutions against the nuclear-armed regime were “locked and loaded” for use if Pyongyang acted “unwisely”.

He retweeted a US Pacific Command tweet of pictures showing US Air Force Bomber B-1B Lancers.

“Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully (North Korean leader) Kim Jong Un will find another path!” Mr Trump told his 35.5 million followers on Twitter.

“USAF B-1B Lancer bombers on Guam stand ready to fulfil USFK’s fight tonight mission if called upon to do so,” the Pacific Command said in a tweet.

On Thursday, Mr Trump issued fresh warnings to North Korea, saying things will happen to the country like it “never thought possible” if Pyongyang thinks about attacking America or any of its allies.

Referring to his statement

on Tuesday that any North Korean threat to the US would be met with “fire and fury”, he said the message wasn’t tough enough, and that it was time to act for the people of America.

“It’s the first time they’ve heard it like they heard it. Frankly, the people that were questioning that statement, was it too tough, maybe it wasn’t tough enough,” he said, adding, “They’ve been doing this to our country for a long time, for many years, and it’s about time that somebody stuck up for the people of this country and for the people of other countries. So, if anything, maybe that statement wasn’t tough enough.”