Guam officials told the public Monday to live as they’ve always lived, despite the possibility that North Korea might soon decide to launch missiles toward the U.S. territory.
Guam’s Republican Gov. Eddie Calvo told reporters Monday that he wants people to “live, business as usual,” according to the Pacific Daily News.
“There’s no change in security threat level,” he added.
Homeland administrator George Charfauros added that people should “go out and enjoy paradise.”
North Korea has said it’s developing a plan to launch four missiles that would fly over Japan and land in the water about 20 miles away from Guam. Guam’s officials have said they would have 14 minutes to react if North Korea launched the missiles.
Officials have said they would work to keep the public informed if the missiles are launched. They have also released a fact sheet that said, among other things, that people should “not look at the flash or fireball — it can blind you.”
Charfauros said the island territory is confident in the terminal high altitude area defense missile system, or THAAD.
“We’re safe,” he said. “Guam THAAD, based up north, is ready to fire.”
