BEIJING: Peace with North Korea is a “possibility”, America’s most senior uniformed officer said Thursday, but warned the US has “credible, viable military options” for dealing with the errant regime. General Joe Dunford, the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, also told reporters during his visit to Beijing that the US has no plans to “dial back” military exercises with South Korea, which have angered both China and North Korea. Dunford made the remarks on the last day of a trip to China that included a visit on Wednesday to a northern military zone near China’s border with North Korea. “What’s unimaginable to me is not a military option,” Dunford told reporters before a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. North Korea responded that it was ready to aim a missile at the American territory Guam, but it has since suspended the operation.

Source: Manila Times August 17, 2017 11:03 UTC