US "prepared for whatever" from North Korea: Top Pentagon general

United States' top Pentagon official General Mark Milley on Friday said US military is "prepared for whatever" rth Korea may offer. rth Korea me public statements over past weeks about Christmas gift that y might give to United States. From Christmas gift, rth Korea indicated testing ar long-range missile in Korean peninsula. On December 14, rth Korea successfully performed a “crucial test” at its long-range rocket launch site that will furr strengn its nuclear deterrent. test possibly involved techlogies to improve intercontinental ballistic missiles that could potentially reach United States. 

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Speaking after Mark Milley, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that United States military is rey to fight and win tonight, if needed but stressed upon need for diplomacy. Esper said that he is hopeful about getting diplomatic process started again. Talking about Secretary Stephen Beigun's recent visit to China, Esper said that he won't want to comment on details of visit but he is confident that political solution is best way forward to denuclearise peninsula and to dress rth Korea's programs. 

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United States special representative for rth Korea, Stephen Beigun recently visited region to meet with officials from Pyongyang but he h to return without meeting m because apparently he couldn't secure a meeting with his rth Korean counterparts. Beigun, however, visited Seoul and Tokyo for discussions on regional security situation. While in Seoul, Beigun challenged rth Korea to restart discussions and warned that any provocative missile test will be most unhelpful in achieving lasting peace on Korean peninsula. 

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Under President Donald Trump, United States in 2018 for first time ever started talks with rth Korea. Donald Trump met with his rth Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un for a summit meeting held at Sentosa, Singapore to discuss new peaceful relations and denuclearisation of Korean peninsula. 

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