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US vows to force N.Korea back to nuclear talks
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The United States pledged Wednesday to step up sanctions to force North Korea to resume dialogue over its nuclear program but said it was not looking to bring Kim Jong-Un’s regime to its knees.
“All options are on the table. We want to bring Kim Jong-Un to his senses, not to his knees.” US
After briefing senators at the White House, top US officials said President Donald Trump also aimed to pursue diplomatic measures with allies and regional partners.
“We are engaging responsible members of the international community to increase pressure on (North Korea) in order to convince the regime to de-escalate and return to the path of dialogue,” read a statement from Pentagon chief Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats.
Earlier, Admiral Harry Harris, who heads the Pacific Command, welcomed recent moves by Beijing to defuse soaring tensions between Pyongyang and Washington and suggested a non-military solution remained the preferred outcome.
“It’s critical that we’re guided by a strong sense of resolving, both privately and publicly, both diplomatically and militarily,” Harris said in Washington.
“All options are on the table. We want to bring Kim Jong-Un to his senses, not to his knees.”
During a White House luncheon with UN Security Council ambassadors Monday, Trump “was very clear that he will be the president who will deal with” North Korea and that military action remains an option, a senior diplomat said. National security adviser H.R. McMaster told the 15 ambassadors that “there would be a military solution even if they don’t want to do it,” the diplomat said.
The message was “ideally we do this peacefully and politically, which means through China. But if that doesn’t work, there is another plan, which is to the United States,” said the diplomat, who asked not to be named.
Read more: Back room deal between Trump & China over North Korea?
Missile-defense system
US troops in South Korea began on Wednesday deploying a contentious anti-missile system in South Korea that has infuriated China. China fears THAAD will weaken its own ballistic capabilities and says it upsets the regional security balance.
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US vows to force N.Korea back to nuclear talks
Global Village Space |
The United States pledged Wednesday to step up sanctions to force North Korea to resume dialogue over its nuclear program but said it was not looking to bring Kim Jong-Un’s regime to its knees.
“All options are on the table. We want to bring Kim Jong-Un to his senses, not to his knees.” US
After briefing senators at the White House, top US officials said President Donald Trump also aimed to pursue diplomatic measures with allies and regional partners.
“We are engaging responsible members of the international community to increase pressure on (North Korea) in order to convince the regime to de-escalate and return to the path of dialogue,” read a statement from Pentagon chief Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats.
Earlier, Admiral Harry Harris, who heads the Pacific Command, welcomed recent moves by Beijing to defuse soaring tensions between Pyongyang and Washington and suggested a non-military solution remained the preferred outcome.
“It’s critical that we’re guided by a strong sense of resolving, both privately and publicly, both diplomatically and militarily,” Harris said in Washington.
“All options are on the table. We want to bring Kim Jong-Un to his senses, not to his knees.”
During a White House luncheon with UN Security Council ambassadors Monday, Trump “was very clear that he will be the president who will deal with” North Korea and that military action remains an option, a senior diplomat said. National security adviser H.R. McMaster told the 15 ambassadors that “there would be a military solution even if they don’t want to do it,” the diplomat said.
The message was “ideally we do this peacefully and politically, which means through China. But if that doesn’t work, there is another plan, which is to the United States,” said the diplomat, who asked not to be named.
Read more: Back room deal between Trump & China over North Korea?
Missile-defense system
US troops in South Korea began on Wednesday deploying a contentious anti-missile system in South Korea that has infuriated China. China fears THAAD will weaken its own ballistic capabilities and says it upsets the regional security balance.
Read full article:
US vows to force N.Korea back to nuclear talks
