Article snippet: Although the rhetoric has become more heated this week, the war of words between U.S. and North Korean leaders has been intensifying for months. Most recently, North Korean leader Trump tweeted about possible advancements in North Korean technology. "North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won't happen!" he wrote. A statement from North Korea's Foreign Ministry was read on state television before a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the region for a military exercise with South Korea. "The United States' dispatching of its nuclear carrier task group in the waters off the peninsula proves that its reckless moves for invading North Korea have reached a serious phase. If the U.S. dares opt for military action, then North Korea is ready to react to any mode of war desired by the U.S.," the Foreign Ministry said, according to PBS. North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Han Song Ryol said that an "all-out war" would result if the U.S. was "reckless enough to use military means," according to the BBC. "If the U.S. is planning a military attack against us, we will react with a nuclear pre-emptive strike by our own style and method," he said. During a lunch with ambassadors representing the member countries of the Security Council, Trump touched on how the group's policy toward North Korea needs to change. "The status quo in North Korea is also unacceptable, an... Link to the full article to read more