17.01.2018 | ‘No comment’ Fears of preemptive North Korea strike heightened after Tillerson statement
Source - The Daily Express
Speaking at Canada’s 20-nation talks on North Korea Tillerson vowed to make Kim Jong-un pay for his regime’s behaviour.
Tillerson said: “I think we all need to be very sober and clear-eyed about the current situation, as North Korea has continued to make significant advances in both its nuclear weapons, the lethality of those weapons, as demonstrated by their last thermonuclear test, as well as the continued progress they've made in their intercontinental ballistic missile systems.
“We have to recognise that that threat is growing. And if North Korea does not choose the path of engagement, discussion, negotiation, then they themselves will trigger an option.”
The Secretary of State was asked about the possibility of a limited, targeted military strike against North Korea designed to cripple its nuclear weapons before they are able to perfect their missile technology.
He refused to speak on the topic insisting he would not speak on undecided issues.
The Secretary of State said: ”We must increase the costs of the regime's behaviour to the point that North Korea must come to the table for credible negotiations.”
US allies were called on by Tillerson to be “resolute” that Kim Jong-un’s regime must never become a nuclear power.
His Japanese counterpart warned other nations not to be taken in by the criminal regime’s “charm offensive” as it makes progress in groundbreaking talks with its neighbours.
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