North Korea ATTACK threat: ‘If we have to go to war, we will’ warns US senator

yesterday launched an ICBM into the Sea of Japan, sparking a wave of condemnation across the globe. 

Today a Republican senator said all-out war will break out “if things don’t change”, claiming America could not let “this crazy man” threaten the US. 

Senator Lindsay Graham told CNN, if pushed, would “destroy the regime” to protect the US. 

He said: “If we have to go to war to stop this, we will.

“If there’s a war with North Korea, it will be because North Korea brought it on itself, and we’re headed to a war if things don’t change.

“We’re not going to let this crazy man in North Korea have the capability to hit the homeland.”

He said he appreciated the bloodshed a war with North Korea would involve but said it was up to US president Donald Trump to weight up the permutations. 

Senator Graham said: “It’s not lost by me what a war would look like with North Korea. One, we would win it, but a lot of people would get hurt and killed.

“The president’s got to pick between homeland security and regional stability.”

He said he believed Mr Trump, when faced with a dangerous regime, would always put America first – no matter what bloodshed it may cause in the hermit state. 

Senator Graham said: “He is ready, if necessary, to destroy this regime to protect America. 

“I hope the regime understands that if President Trump has to pick between destroying the North Korean regime and the American homeland, he’s going to destroy the regime.”

Yesterday North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), with officials warning it was powerful enough to have reached America. 

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South Korea fired three missiles in response, while world leaders condemned Kim’s reckless test fire. 

A huge meeting of world leaders will take place in Canada in January in an attempt to ease tensions. 

A Canadian source who declined to be identified said that up to 16 foreign ministers were scheduled to meet in Vancouver, although North Korea itself will not be invited to the event.