By AFPMore by this AuthorWashington,The White House said Sunday it would consider "other tools" beyond personal diplomacy if North Korea went ahead with a threatened "Christmas gift" that could reignite global tensions over its nuclear program. Asked by ABC about possible consequences of such a test, White House national security advisor Robert O'Brien said he did not want to speculate. NUCLEAR PROGRAMME"But we have a lot of tools in our toolkit, and additional pressure can be brought to bear on the North Koreans," he said. AdvertisementO'Brien said North Korea's nuclear programme was the "most difficult challenge in the world" when President Donald Trump took office in January 2017. The aide suggested that Trump's strategy of face-to-face diplomacy may have forced North Korean leader Kim Jong Un into a rethink.

Source: Daily Nation December 29, 2019 16:41 UTC