North Korea said Wednesday it was "carefully examining" a strike around Guam mere hours after president Donald Trump casually told reporters that he would unleash "fire and fury like the world has never seen" if Pyongyang continued to threaten the United States.North Korea's state mouthpiece Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), citing a spokesman for the Korean People's Army, said the military was now "carefully examining the operational plan for making an enveloping fire at the areas around Guam with the medium-to-long-range Hwasong-12 strategic ballistic rocket. "Guam—a US Pacific territory—is home to several major US military bases, including Andersen Air Force base. The threat on Guam follows a series of rapid-fire escalations between Washington and Pyongyang this week after the UN Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to impose new sanctions that will further curb North Korea's international trade. The vote was hailed as a successful diplomatic measure introduced by the US.
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