Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the United States was “ready for any eventuality” with regard to North Korea and warned that “all options were on the table” to deal with Pyongyang’s threats. Speaking to US and Japanese troops at the Yokota Air Base outside Tokyo, Pence vowed to
Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the United States was “ready for any eventuality” with regard to North Korea and warned that “all options were on the table” to deal with Pyongyang’s threats.
Speaking to US and Japanese troops at the Yokota Air Base outside Tokyo, Pence vowed to continue the “maximum pressure campaign” on North Korea in a bid to force Pyongyang to give up its nuclear missile programme.
Pence’s trip to Asia comes amid an apparent thaw on the Korean peninsula, spurred by North Korea’s participation in what is being hailed the “peace” Olympics in Pyeongchang in the South.
But he struck a tough tone, citing a string of rights abuses and stressing: “Those who dare threaten us would do well not to underestimate the capabilities of the armed forces of the United States.
