Obama told Trump that North Korea was most urgent problem he’d face: report – The Hill

Former President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaStephen King mocks Trump wiretap allegations with short story Second GOP lawmaker calls on Trump to share info on wiretapping claims GOP senator demands more info from Trump on wiretapping claims MORE warned President Trump as he left office that North Korea would be the most urgent problem he would face, the New York TimesreportedSaturday.

The report details the Obama administrations efforts to lead a cyber war against North Koreas missile program, with a number of the North's military rockets later exploding or veering off course into the sea.

The Trump administration has said all options are on the table for countering the nuclear threat, according to the report. Trump has previously said North Korea will not obtain nuclear weapons.

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! Trumptweetedin early January.

The Wall Street Journal in November reported that Obama officials had told members of the Trump transition team that North Korea would be the new administrations number one national security issue.

North Korea said in September that it had conducted a nuclear test. Over the past eight months, Pyongyang has launched three medium-range rockets and have aimed to create an intercontinental ballistic missile.

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