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Donald Trump calls North Korean leader Kim Jong-un 'rocket man' Donald Trump calls North Korean leader Kim Jong-un 'rocket man'
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Donald Trump has referred to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as "rocket man" in a tweet about a conversation with the South Korean President.  Donald Trump has referred to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as "rocket man" in a tweet about a conversation with the South Korean President.  
The US leader tweeted that he had been speaking with Moon Jae-in about the situation with the secretive communist state, which has launched a series of ballistic missiles in recent weeks and conducted its most powerful nuclear test to date. The US leader tweeted that he had been speaking with Moon Jae-in about the situation with the secretive communist state, which has launched a series of ballistic missiles in recent weeks and conducted its most powerful nuclear test to date. 
"I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night," Mr Trump wrote. "Asked him how Rocket Man is doing." "I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night," Mr Trump wrote. "Asked him how Rocket Man is doing." 
He added that long petrol lines has been forming in North Korea, which he said was "too bad".He added that long petrol lines has been forming in North Korea, which he said was "too bad".
His comments came after the North Korean leader vowed to achieve military “equilibrium” with the US. The presidents spoke on Sunday regarding the escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula, and agreed to impose stronger sanctions on North Korea following recent nuclear and missile tests. 
State-run Korean Central News Agency said he vowed to complete his nuclear weapons programme in the face of strengthening international sanctions, the agency reported.  South Korea's President and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to exert stronger pressure through sanctions on North Korea following its nuclear and missile tests, South Korea's presidential office said.
“As recognised by the whole world, we have made all these achievements despite the UN sanctions that have lasted for decades,” the agency quoted Mr Kim as saying.  "The two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation, and exert stronger and practical sanctions on North Korea so that it realises provocative actions leads to further diplomatic isolation and economic pressure," said a spokesperson from Mr Jae-in's office.
He said the country’s final goal “is to establish the equilibrium of real force with the US and make the US rulers dare not talk about military option for the DPRK,” referring to North Korea‘s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.  The spokesperson said Moon and Trump had strongly condemned the latest missile launch by North Korea, and agreed that the two nations would work with the international community to implement the latest United Nations' Security Council's resolution.
He indicated more missile tests would soon follow, saying all future drills should be “meaningful and practical ones for increasing the combat power of the nuclear force” prepared for ”actual war”.  The latest resolution, passed this week, imposed stricter sanctions on the isolated nation, including a ban on the sale of natural gas to North Korea and on textile exports. Member states are also forbidden from providing work visas to North Korean national.
Mr Kim said his country, despite “limitless” international sanctions, had nearly completed the building of its nuclear arsenal and called for “all-state efforts” to reach the goal and obtain a “capacity for nuclear counter attack the US cannot cope with”. Kuwait announced on Sunday it will expel North Korea's ambassador to the country, after the US has been increasing pressure on its allies to cut all ties to North Korea in response to Pyongyang's missile programme.
More follows… However, Kim Jong-Un has vowed to press on with the expansion of the country's nuclear programme, until it establishes a "military equilibrium" with the US.