President Trump on Sunday raised the possibility of taking new actions targeting North Korea in the wake of Pyongyang's latest nuclear test.
"The United States is considering, in addition to other options, stopping all trade with any country doing business with North Korea," Trump tweeted Sunday.
The United States is considering, in addition to other options, stopping all trade with any country doing business with North Korea. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2017
The president also said earlier in the day that North Korea “has become a great threat an embarrassment” to China, which is a major trading partner with Pyongyang.
His comments come after North Korea said it successfully tested a miniaturized hydrogen bomb capable of fitting on an intercontinental ballistic missile. State television said the test ordered by leader Kim Jong Un was a "perfect success" and a "meaningful" step forward in its weapons program.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Steven Terner MnuchinFormer 'West Wing' star urges people to write 'Harriet Tubman' on bill Texas lawmaker: Harvey may have 'trillion-dollar impact' Mnuchin: More tax details coming shortly MORE on Sunday warned of new sanctions after North Korea's latest test.
"It's clear that this behavior is completely unacceptable," Mnuchin said on "Fox News Sunday."
"We've already started with sanctions against North Korea, but I am going to draft a sanctions package to send to the president for his strong consideration."
He said people need to cut off North Korea economically.
Trump last month escalated his rhetoric against North Korea, warning of "fire and fury" if the country continues to threaten the U.S.
When asked on Sunday if the U.S. would attack North Korea, he said, "We'll see."
edwwsw on September 3rd, 2017 at 20:45 UTC »
I think a lot of people are missing another possible threat from NK. Selling their nukes to other nations/organizations.
Edit: English
djmz on September 3rd, 2017 at 20:08 UTC »
Heh, you hear Harbor Freight and Walmart cowering in the distance.
this_place_stinks on September 3rd, 2017 at 17:29 UTC »
Everyone here seems to think there's a resolution to the NK situation that somehow doesn't involve either war or economic conflict or some other shitty scenario.
If you're opposed to military intervention, which is certainly reasonable, then you have to be willing to live with solutions that cause economic problems (like this one would).