WASHINGTON ¨C The U.S. director of national intelligence warned on Tuesday that time was running out for the United States to act on the threat posed by North Korea¡¯s nuclear weapons program.
North Korea presents ¡°a potentially existential¡± threat to the United States and is likely to conduct more weapons tests this year, Dan Coats said at the Senate Intelligence Committee¡¯s annual hearing on ¡°Worldwide Threats.¡±
¡°Decision time is becoming ever closer in terms of how we respond to this,¡± Coats said. ¡°Our goal is a peaceful settlement. We are using maximum pressure on North Korea in various ways.¡±
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