A Guam academic says North Korea's threats to launch missiles towards the US territory are harrowing for those on the island who do not have blind faith in the US military.
Tensions in the Korean Peninsula continue to heat up after North Korea's latest nuclear test and reports South Korea is calling for a redeployment of US tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea.
Guam University professor Michael Lujan Bevacqua told Koroi Hawkins the island finds itself in a similar position to one it was in during World War II before the Japanese invasion in 1941.
He says despite increasing tensions with North Korea, Guamainians continue to be told by the US military that they are fully protected and everything is going to be all right.
An undated picture released by North Korea's news agency shows leader Kim Jong-Un attending a photo session. Photo: AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS
