The United
States has issued last warning over North Korea’s continued launch of ballistic
missiles that threaten the country and its allies-Japan and South Korea.
The U.S.
Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, in a statement on Tuesday, said the U.S. had
spoken enough about North Korea and would speak no further on the issue.
President Donald
Trump had warned on Sunday in an interview with Financial Times that he could
take unilateral action to eliminate North Korea’s nuclear threat.
“China has great
influence over North Korea. And China will either decide to help us with North
Korea, or they won’t.
“If China is not
going to solve North Korea, we will,” Trump warned.
In his
statement, Tilerson said: “They have been ‘playing’ the United States for
years,” he said referring to North Korea.
“North Korea
launched yet another intermediate range ballistic missile.
“We are
exploring a new range of security and diplomatic measures. All options are on
the table.
“Certainly, we
do not want for things to get to a military conflict.
“If they elevate
the threat of their weapons programme to a level that we believe requires
action, that option is on the table.
“The United
States has spoken enough about North Korea.
“We have no
further comment,” Tillerson said in the statement.
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