Everything you need to know about Guam

The western Pacific island has shot from being a relatively unknown U.S. territory to a major player in the heightening tensions between America and North Korea. The Pyongyang government has warned that it is carefully examining a plan to strike the island, after a ramping up in tension between the countries in recent weeks.

Newsweek

• August 9, 2017 23:41 IST

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The western Pacific island has shot from being a relatively unknown U.S. territory to a major player in the heightening tensions between America and North Korea. The Pyongyang government has warned that it is carefully examining a plan to strike the island, after a ramping up in tension between the countries in recent weeks.