Trump OKs 'substantially increased' sales of US military equipment to South Korea Japan
President Trump  announced early Tuesday that  he  would allow Japan and South Korea to buy a “substantially increased” amount of sophisticated U.S. military equipment in the wake of the latest threat out of North Korea.
“I am allowing Japan & South Korea to buy a substantially increased amount of highly sophisticated military equipment from the United States ”  Trump  tweeted Tuesday.
 His  message comes just one day after  he  held a call with South Korean President Moon Jae-in to discuss North Korea’s claimed test of a hydrogen bomb. According to the White House  the two leaders agreed to “maximize pressure” on North Korea by using “all means at their disposal.”
On the call Monday  the White House said   Trump  provided  his  “conceptual approval” for South Korea’s purchase of “many billions of dollars’” worth of U.S. military weapons and equipment. Though details have yet to be released  the leaders hoped to signal that the countries were working together to boost a defensive response to Kim Jong Un’s threat.
South Korea’s presidential office also said in a statement that Trump and South Korea's president agreed to remove the limit on the payload of South Korean missiles as part of the countries’ response to the North’s move.
 The president  also spoke with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday to discuss the rogue regime’s Sept. 3 bomb test.
“ President Trump  reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to defending our homeland  territories  and allies using the full range of diplomatic  conventional  and nuclear capabilities at our disposal ” the White House said in a statement Sunday after the call.
Other members in the Trump administration  like Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis  warned North Korea that any threats to the U.S. or its allies would be met with an “effective and overwhelming” military response.
[TGT]announced early Tuesday that  [TGT]  would allow Japan and South Korea to buy a “substantially increased” amount of sophisticated U.S. military equipment in the wake of the latest threat out of North Korea.
“I am allowing Japan & South Korea to buy a substantially increased amount of highly sophisticated military equipment from the United States ”  [TGT]  tweeted Tuesday.
 [TGT]  message comes just one day after  [TGT]  held a call with South Korean President Moon Jae-in to discuss North Korea’s claimed test of a hydrogen bomb. According to the White House  the two leaders agreed to “maximize pressure” on North Korea by using “all means at their disposal.”
On the call Monday  the White House said   [TGT]  provided  [TGT]  “conceptual approval” for South Korea’s purchase of “many billions of dollars’” worth of U.S. military weapons and equipment. Though details have yet to be released  the leaders hoped to signal that the countries were working together to boost a defensive response to Kim Jong Un’s threat.
South Korea’s presidential office also said in a statement that [TGT] and South Korea's president agreed to remove the limit on the payload of South Korean missiles as part of the countries’ response to the North’s move.
 [TGT]also spoke with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday to discuss the rogue regime’s Sept. 3 bomb test.
[TGT]reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to defending our homeland  territories  and allies using the full range of diplomatic  conventional  and nuclear capabilities at our disposal ” the White House said in a statement Sunday after the call.
Other members in the Trump administration  like Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis  warned North Korea that any threats to the U.S. or its allies would be met with an “effective and overwhelming” military response.