With Alaska in NKorean range, few options for Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C.: North Korea’s test-firing of a missile apparently capable of reaching Alaska underlines the shrinking options for US President Donald Trump to halt Pyongyang’s nuclear drive after losing faith in China’s mediation efforts.

Shortly before his January inauguration as President, Trump said he would never let North Korea develop a nuclear weapon that would put parts of the United States in range, declaring on Twitter: “It won’t happen!”