U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, center left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with South Korean chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Jung Seung-jo and U.S. Army Gen. James D. Thurman, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, April 20, 2013. The leaders discussed U.S.-South Korean relations. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
U.S. Ready For North Korea Conflict: Dempsey -- Defense News/AFP
TOKYO — The United States’ top military officer said Thursday that his troops were ready to act if North Korea turned its increasingly bellicose rhetoric into action.
“We are seeking to deter North Korea from provocation,” Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told soldiers at the Yokota Air Base, about an hour's drive west of the Japanese capital.
“I can assure you that we are postured with our Japanese allies in order to protect our citizens, their citizens, our facilities, their facilities.”
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