The Trump administration has signalled it would hold back from any immediate military or diplomatic response to a failed missile launch by North Korea but warned of “other actions” if Pyongyang proceeded with a nuclear test.
National security adviser Lieutenant General HR McMaster cited last week’s US missile strike on a Syrian air base as he said on Sunday that President Donald Trump was “clearly comfortable making tough decisions” and that a range of options were being developed.
Separately, a foreign policy adviser travelling to Asia with vice-president Mike Pence said that if it had been a nuclear test, “other actions would have been taken by the US”.
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