Blinken says US is prepared to make adjustments to military posture in response to North Korea
CNN
The Biden administration is "prepared to make both short and longer-term adjustments to our military posture" to respond to provocations from North Korea, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.
Blinken's comments, made alongside his South Korean counterpart at a news conference at the State Department, come as North Korea has conducted numerous missile launches and as the US worries about a potential nuclear test by Pyongyang.
"We remain concerned about the prospects for what would be a seventh nuclear test over multiple administrations," Blinken said. "We know that the North Koreans have done preparations for such a test. We are being extremely vigilant about that."
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