Dunford: “Full Range Of Military Capabilities” For North Korea Ready If Sanctions Fail

A report in the New York Times expanded on the chairman’s remarks, which were published by local media in Korean, but were translated by the US media.
‘The United States military’s priority is to support our government’s efforts to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula through diplomatic and economic pressure,’ General Dunford was quote as saying in a Korean-language statement released by Mr. Moon’s office after the meeting. ‘We are preparing a military option in case such efforts fail.’
Dunford added that he was supporting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s effort to push the North toward talks, and a possible peaceful resolution, though ‘as a military leader’ Dunford said it’s still his duty to make sure the president has ‘viable military options.’ Though he also stressed that the North’s nuclear program threatens “the entire global community,” as the Hillreported.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Aug 14, 2017.