Kelly: N. Korea threat 'manageable'; hopes diplomacy works
October 13, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said Thursday the North Korean nuclear and missile threat is "manageable" for now but the isolated nation can't be allowed to develop the ability to strike the U.S. homeland.
Although President Donald Trump recently declared his top diplomat was "wasting his time" trying to negotiate with the North, Kelly said he hopes diplomacy works before the nation can develop its weapons capabilities further.
Kelly comments at a White House news conference were milder than Trump's recent pronouncements. Over the past three weeks the president ha...
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