美国将对朝鲜核问题使用“其他措施”
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday warned that it would consider "other options" if Pyongyang continues its nuclear and ballistic missile tests.
美国国务院周二发出警告，如果朝鲜继续进行核武器与弹道导弹实验，美国将考虑对其使用“其他措施”。
"We call on North Korea to refrain from actions that further destabilize the region and focus on what it needs to do, which is take concrete steps toward fulfilling its commitments and its obligations to denuclearize," State Department spokesman Mark Toner told a daily press briefing.
He warned that Washington will "look at other options as we move forward if North Korea continues with this kind of behavior."
However, Toner declined to specify the options the United States is considering, only saying that Washington wants to ensure the security and safety of its allies and protect the peninsula, but also to make every effort to bring Pyongyang back to the negotiating table.
Also on Tuesday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest issued a similar warning. "We're going to continue to ramp up the pressure on the North Korean regime," Earnest told a press briefing.
Pyongyang must choose to rejoin the international community by committing to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula and come into compliance with their international obligations, he said.