Following nuclear testing in North Korea, the U.S. and others fight to find peace. <\/b><\/p>\n
After North Korea\u2019s successful nuclear test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), foreign policy experts say that they must return to the negotiating table. <\/span><\/p>\n In a press conference in Poland on Thursday, President Donald Trump says he is considering \u201cpretty severe things\u201d following North Korea\u2019s \u201cvery, very bad behavior.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Nuclear Testing<\/b><\/p>\n North Korea has long been working to be taken seriously as a nuclear power, and that may come to fruition soon. <\/span><\/p>\n On Tuesday, Trump\u2019s administration confirmed the launch was indeed an ICBM by the Kim Jong-un regime, though other experts are skeptical. <\/span><\/p>\n According to North Korea\u2019s state media, the tested ICBM reached an altitude of 1,741 miles, the highest a North Korean weapon has ever reached. The state claims they are now able to hit the mainland of the U.S. with a nuclear warhead. <\/span><\/p>\n Even if the testing was not in fact an ICBM, North Korea\u2019s new launch has proven to be able to strike Alaska, making this the most successful test so far. <\/span><\/p>\n Even without an ICBM, North Korea\u2019s weapons are many in number and include artillery, medium-range missiles, and plutonium warheads. This is enough to target South Korea, Japan, and U.S. military in the region. <\/span><\/p>\n Trump\u2019s Response<\/b><\/p>\n One day following the test, Nikki Haley, Trump\u2019s ambassador to the UN, said that although the U.S. would prefer to take a diplomatic approach to the testing, we are \u201cprepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves and our allies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n She then noted our considerable military forces that are in place. <\/span><\/p>\n At the press conference in Warsaw, Trump says that something will have to be done. He said, \u201cI don\u2019t like to talk about what we have planned, but I have some pretty severe things that we\u2019re thinking about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n He was very confident in saying he would confront the \u201cthreat from North Korea,\u201d and he said the world needed to \u201cdemonstrate that there are consequences for their very, very bad behavior.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n