WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks on North Korea's nuclear weapons test:
"North Korea’s fifth nuclear weapons test – its second this year— is a stark reminder of the threat posed by a lawless regime. Furthermore, North Korea has also conducted a record level of ballistic missile tests this year, including an apparently successful test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile. Now is the time for the Obama Administration to robustly enforce all sanctions tools at its disposal and to redouble its efforts to strengthen security guarantees and defense relationships with unshakable allies like South Korea and Japan. The wisdom and foresight of President Park’s decision to accept the deployment of a U.S. Army THAAD battery is on display today."