After North Korea announced on
Sunday that it successfully conducted a test of an extraordinarily
powerful hydrogen bomb meant to be loaded onto an intercontinental
ballistic missile (ICBM), President Donald Trump said "we'll see" in
regards to a possible attack on the country.
A newsreader for North Korean state-run television
announced the test early Sunday, saying it was ordered by Kim Jong Un.
The broadcaster called it a "complete success," adding that the
"two-stage thermonuclear weapon" had "unprecedented" strength.
Indeed, this latest test was the most powerful of North Korea's six nuclear tests.
U.S., Trump respond to reports of test
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced Sunday
morning that he’ll be drafting a new sanctions package against North
Korea that could go so far as to cut off all U.S. trade with any country
that chooses to do business with North Korea.
“It's clear that this behavior is completely
unacceptable," Mnuchin said of the test on "Fox News Sunday." "We've
already started with sanctions against North Korea, but I'm going to
start a sanctions package to send to the president, for his strong
consideration, that anybody that wants to do trade or business with them
would be prevented from doing trade or business with us."
Mnuchin added that the U.S. will work with allies and
China as it takes steps to more forcefully cut off North Korea from the
global economy.
Mnuchin also mentioned that he's spoken to Trump since the test took place.
Trump first
responded to the reported test on Twitter prior to Mnuchin's warning,
commenting on North Korea's continuing "hostile and dangerous" actions
toward the U.S. and it being a "great threat and embarrassment to
China." The president also said South Korea's "talk of appeasement" with
its northern neighbor won't work.
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