Should The U.S. Be Dismissive Of North Korea's 'Bellicose Rhetoric'?

North Korean state media said war games involving US and South Korean forces had annulled the 1953 armistice with Seoul. Photograph: KCNA Agency/Reuters

US Dismissive Of 'Bellicose Rhetoric' After North Korea Nullifies Armistice -- The Guardian

Obama security adviser threatens Pyongyang with 'full range of our capabilities' and urges China to act tough on neighbour.


The US has dismissed North Korea's declaration that the 1953 armistice with Seoul is nullified as "bellicose rhetoric" but warned Pyongyang that it will face "the full range of our capabilities" if it were to carry out its threat of a nuclear attack.

Barack Obama's top national security adviser, Tom Donilon, on Monday called on China to join in further isolating Pyongyang, following the North Korean military leadership's declaration that the truce with South Korea was void after Seoul and the US kicked off a joint military exercise.

The annulment of the treaty also follows the UN security council's imposition of additional sanctions against Pyongyang after it carred out a third atomic bomb test, and threats by Pyongyang to fire nuclear weapons at the US and South Korea in response.

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My Comment: The short answer is no .... the U.S. should not be dismissive Of North Korea's 'bellicose rhetoric'. North Korea is an incredibly dangerous foe .... any wrong action or reaction can result in conflict that would make the past wars in Iraq and Afghanistan appear pitifully small in comparison.