The White House National security adviser has emphasized that the possibility of a US war with North Korea is “increasing every day” following Pyongyang’s latest test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
“I think it’s increasing every day” H. R. McMaster said Saturday at the Reagan National Defense Forum when asked whether the North Korean missile launch has intensified the potential of war with the United States.
“The greatest immediate threat to the United States and to the world is the threat posed by the rogue regime in North Korea and… efforts to develop a long range nuclear capability,” said McMaster.(pictured below)
He further conceding that “every time he conducts a missile launch, a nuclear test, he gets better,” referring to North Korea leader Kim Jong Un.
McMaster pointed out that Pyongyang’s long-range missile launch last week, which flew higher than any of its previous long-range rockets, posed…