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US: Prepared To Use Military Force against N Korea ’If We Must’
Local Editor
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said America is prepared to use military force against North Korea in the wake of its latest missile test.
Haley called the test of an intercontinental ballistic missile that experts say may be able to hit Alaska "reckless and irresponsible" and a "clear and sharp military escalation".
She further added that the US is prepared to use its full range of capabilities, including military force, to deter North Korea if necessary.
"One of our capabilities lies with our considerable military forces," she said. "We will use them if we must, but we prefer not to have to go in that direction."
Other deterrence strategies include harsher sanctions on the country, which Haley said she would propose in the coming days. She added that the US may go as far as cutting off trade with countries that continue trading with North Korea.
Meanwhile, the White House said only that it was "exploring those options".
The comments come the day after North Korea tested an ICBM it claims can strike "the heart of the United States".
Pentagon officials said the missile, believed to be a modified KN-17 liquid fuel device, was something they had "never seen before". Officials saw the KN-17 being prepared for launch via satellite, but say a second stage was added later.
The US responded the next morning with a joint military exercise with South Korea, firing ballistic missiles into the water along the east coast of the Korean Peninsula.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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