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The US Department of State on Thursday issued an
updated travel warning for the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea
(DPRK) which includes information about the impending tourist ban.
The
release detailed a number of potential issues with traveling to the
DPRK, including the lack of US diplomatic services, the country’s system
of law enforcement and risk of detention for crimes such as criticizing
the leadership, possessing material critical of the government, or
taking unauthorized photographs.
Meanwhile, President
Donald Trump said the DPRK should be "very, very nervous" of the
consequences if it even thinks of attacking US soil, after Pyongyang
said it was readying missile launch plans on the Pacific territory of
Guam.
(US
President Donald Trump walks to Marine One prior to departure from the
South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, August 4, 2017, as he
travels on a 17-day vacation to Trump's golf course in Bedminster, New
Jersey. /AFP Photo)
The Republican businessman
dismissed any criticism of his "fire and fury" warning, saying it
possibly "wasn't tough enough" given threats made by the government of
Kim Jong Un to both Washington and its allies.
"Frankly,
the people who were questioning that statement, was it too tough? Maybe
it wasn't tough enough," he told reporters in his golf resort in New
Jersey after the DPRK announced a detailed plan to send four missiles
over Japan and towards Guam, where some 6,000 US soldiers are based.
Despite
his harsh rhetoric as the war of words intensifies between Pyongyang
and Washington, Trump offered assurance to the public, saying that the
American people "should be very comfortable."
On Tuesday, Trump issued a controversial warning to the DPRK that appeared to threaten a nuclear war with the Asian country.
(US
President Donald Trump walks to Marine One prior to departure from the
South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, August 4, 2017, as he
travels on a 17-day vacation to Trump's golf course in Bedminster, New
Jersey. /AFP Photo)
In response, the DPRK warned of preemptive strikes against the US military base of Guam in the Pacific.
Following
the exchange of fierce rhetoric between Washington and Pyongyang, US
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday played down the threat
from the DPRK, telling US citizens to "sleep well at night."
