UK Keeps Open Option of Military Action on North Korea

British Foreign Secretary stresses wish for diplomatic solution over North Korea nuclear threats

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and military leaders during a ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 16, 2012. Ed Jones/AFP/GettyImages

President Donald Trump has an “absolute duty” to prepare for military intervention in North Korea, the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Monday.

Johnson stressed his wish for a diplomatic solution to North Korea’s growing nuclear ambitions, but said that the possibility of military action “clearly must remain on the table.”