"That is not our objective and so the whole reasons underlying the development of a nuclear program in North Korea are simply not credible," Tillerson told the ABC program "This Week. "He said the United States expects China , the main ally of North Korea, to do more to rein in the regime in Pyongyang. "They have indicated that they will and I think we need to allow them time to take actions," Tillerson said.US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster insisted, however, that in the meantime it is "prudent" to send the strike group to the Korean peninsula, criticizing North Korea as a rogue, nuclear-armed nation engaged in provocative behavior. "Presidents before and President Trump agreed that that is unacceptable, that what must happen is the denuclearization of the peninsula," McMaster told Fox News.

Source: Economic Times April 09, 2017 15:22 UTC