Tense US-North Korea Standoff Slowly Escalates
- By Brian Padden
On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said diplomatic efforts to persuade the Kim Jong Un government to give up its nuclear and long range ballistic missile program will continue “until the first bomb drops." But as the tense nuclear standoff between North Korea and the United States continues to escalate, the risk of military conflict grows, while hopes for a peaceful solution remain remote. VOA’s Brian Padden reports from Seoul.