North Korea has 'everything to lose': Donald Trump after Sohae test

President of United States Donald Trump said that rth Korea has 'everything to lose' through its hostility towards US on December 8. This was in response to major new weapons test which took place in Pyongyang. Trump also said that he would be 'surprised' by any hostile action by rth Korean leer and stressed that y both share a 'very good relationship'. rth Korean media earlier stated that Pyongyang h carried out a 'very important' test at Sohae satellite launch site. This was same site which US officials once said that Kim h promised to close. 

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Trump has also said that even if Kim does t want to hinder ir 'special relationship' but nation must 'denuclearize as promised'. However, reported test in rth Korea comes ahe of year-end deline which Pyongyang h imposed on Washington to drop its insistence on unilateral denuclearization. Kim has even warned that his nation could take ar path amid halted talks with Trump. media reports stated that test was successful and significant, but it did t mention what was tested. However, missile experts said that it appeared like rth Koreans h conducted a static test of a rocket engine inste of a missile launch. 

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N Korea demands unilateral denuclearization

rth Korea h set a year-end deline for US to change its policy of demanding Pyongyang’s unilateral denuclearization and demanded relief from punishing sanctions. Tensions have risen as it is alrey December and rth Korean leer Kim Jong Un has warned that he could take an unspecified “new path” in 2020. Kim's statement could mean a return to nuclear bomb and long-range missile testing suspended since 2017. rth Korea’s Foreign Ministry on December 4 reiterated call for US to change its “hostile policies” and said it was up to Washington to decide what “Christmas gift” came at end of year. 

Though countries' leers have met three times since 2018, talks have t turned out fruitful. ir rhetorics has been considerably derogatory as in 2017, Trump called Kim Jong Un “Rocket Man” and rth Korea slammed US president, 73, as a “dotard”. same reference was repeated by Trump on December 4 as he called Kim “Rocket Man” and said United States reserved right to use military force against rth Korea.

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(with inputs from ncies)