Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated over the weekend as US stealth jets moved into the region and official sources from both North Korea and the US said the chances of war are growing.
A statement from the North Korean Foreign Ministry said US President Donald Trump is "begging for a nuclear war" through what it called an "extremely dangerous nuclear gamble on the Korean Peninsula";
From the US side, White House national security adviser HR McMaster told a conference in California that the chances for war on the Korean Peninsula grow daily.
