The United States will make full use of its military capabilities, “including nuclear, conventional and missile defense,” to defend its allies Japan and South Korea, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Tuesday as she warned North Korea against escalating its provocations.
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TOKYO - The United States will make full use of its military capabilities, “including nuclear, conventional and missile defense,” to defend its allies Japan and SouthSherman said North's repeated firings of ballistic missiles and artillery in recent weeks were provocative military actions. North“This is deeply irresponsible, dangerous, and destabilizing,” Sherman said in talks in Tokyo with Southn First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyundong.
“And we will use the full range of U.S. defense capabilities to defend our allies, including nuclear, conventional and missile defense capabilities,” she said.n nuclear weapons policy adopted in September increases the possibility of its arbitrary use of nuclear weapons.Sherman met earlier Tuesday with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori and reaffirmed the further strengthening of the Japan-U.S.