September 27, 2017

Donald Trump vowed to “fix the mess” over North Korea’s nuclear program one day after the country’s foreign minister claimed that the US president had declared war in a tweet and threatened to shoot down American bombers in international airspace.

Trump also said on Tuesday that any US military attack would be “devastating” as his administration sought to turn up the economic pressure with new sanctions punishing North Korean banks and their workers.

As the secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, said the US was still hoping for a diplomatic resolution, Trump echoed the sentiment, declaring that a military strike was “not a preferred option”. Still, Trump said the US was “totally prepared” to pursue that route if necessary.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/26/donald-trump-north-korea-nuclear-fix-mess