North Korea Crisis Has Come to a Head, Says Aussie Ambassador to U.S.

Australia’s ambassador to the United States, Joe Hockey, has said, "Strategic patience is a failed policy" in relation to North Korea’s weapons program. Daniel Munoz/Getty Images

The Australian ambassador to the United States has said he supports President Donald Trump’s “unconventional approach” to dealing with the brewing crisis over North Korea’s weapons program.

Speaking at a forum in Canberra, ambassador Joe Hockey said that past policy of strategic patience in dealing with Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear programs had failed, reported The New Daily.