Trump on North Korea missile threat: 'It won't happen'

The Hill: President-elect Donald Trump has publicly dismissed North Korea’s announcement that the country is on the brink of conducting its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

“North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S.,” Trump tweeted Monday. “It won't happen!”

The comment comes in response to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who said Sunday that Pyongyang plans to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time, according to The New York Times.

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