The Liberal Media Reaction to the Daniel Penny Verdict Was Off the Rails
The Libs Still Don't Know How to Talk to Voters
Winds of Change? Pete Hegseth Said Meeting With Ernst Went Very Well
Progressive Host Nails Why Hunter Biden Got a Lengthy Blanket Pardon
Hollywood Is Killing Itself: Good
Whiskey Resurgence in the Heart of the Rebellion
Pardoning the Unpardonable
Why Are Politicians So Weak? Part Two
From Legislation to Litigation: The Battle Over Tobacco Harm Reduction
The Left, Unhinged
Javier Milei – One Year Later
It Sure Looks Like the Bidens Snubbed Harris, Emhoff at Kennedy Center Honors
Alleged Killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Faces Multiple Charges in Pennsylvania
American Life League Discovers Shocking Truths About the Country's Most Trusted Charities
Trump Picks a Familiar Name for General Counsel of OMB, and This Time...
Tipsheet

Tillerson Calls on U.N. to Act ‘Before North Korea Does’

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gave remarks at a special session of the United Nations Security Council Friday calling for economic sanctions on North Korea and other measures urging “this council to act before North Korea does.”

Advertisement

"With each successive detonation and missile test North Korea pushes northeast Asia and the world closer to instability and broader conflict," Tillerson warned the council. "The threat of a North Korean attack on Seoul or Tokyo is real."

"I urge this council to act before North Korea does,” Tillerson emphasized. “We must work together to adopt a new approach and impose increased diplomatic and economic pressures on the North Korean regime."

Tillerson also called on the nations to "suspend or downgrade" diplomatic relations with North Korea, saying the country "exploits its diplomatic privileges" to fund its nuclear and missile program.

"Diplomatic and financial levers of power will be backed up by willingness to counteract North Korean aggression with military action, if necessary," Tillerson added.

Advertisement

"Failing to act now on the most pressing security issue in the world may bring catastrophic consequences,” he warned.

Tillerson said that North Korea “must take concrete steps to reduce the threat that its illegal weapons programs pose to the United States and our allies before we can even consider talks.”

President Trump warned Thursday that a “major, major conflict” with North Korea is possible in an interview with Reuters, but added that the administration would “love to solve things diplomatically but it’s very difficult.”

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement