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Tillerson: Military action against North Korea 'an option' | |
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Military action against North Korea is "an option on the table", US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said during a visit to South Korea. | |
He said the policy of "strategic patience" had ended and the US was exploring a new range of diplomatic, security and economic measures. | |
North Korea has sparked concern with recent missile and nuclear tests. | North Korea has sparked concern with recent missile and nuclear tests. |
Mr Tillerson spoke shortly after visiting the Demilitarized Zone which divides the two Koreas. | Mr Tillerson spoke shortly after visiting the Demilitarized Zone which divides the two Koreas. |
He arrived in South Korea from Japan, where he said that 20 years of efforts aimed at persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions had failed. | |
Asked if the possibility for military action existed, he said: "Certainly we do not want to, for things to get to military conflict." | |
But he said: "If they elevate the threat of their weapons programme to a level that we believe requires action, then, that option's on the table." |