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March 17, 2017 04:06 PM

Tillerson confronts North Korea: Military action 'an option'

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A North Korean soldier, right, tries to take a photograph through a window while U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the U.N. Command Military Armistice Commission meeting room at the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. Tillerson on Friday visited the world's most heavily armed border, greeting U.S. soldiers on guard near the tense buffer zone between rivals North and South Korea.
A North Korean soldier, right, tries to take a photograph through a window while U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the U.N. Command Military Armistice Commission meeting room at the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. Tillerson on Friday visited the world's most heavily armed border, greeting U.S. soldiers on guard near the tense buffer zone between rivals North and South Korea. AP
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson steps down the stairs of his plane upon his arrival at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson steps down the stairs of his plane upon his arrival at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. Ahn Young-joon AP
South Korean protesters stage a rally opposing the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as they wait for his arrival in front of the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017.
South Korean protesters stage a rally opposing the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as they wait for his arrival in front of the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. Ahn Young-joon AP
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center, stands with U.S. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, third right, commander of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea, and South Korean Deputy Commander of the Combined Force Command Gen. Leem Ho-young, third left, as North Korean soldiers look at the south side at the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center, stands with U.S. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, third right, commander of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea, and South Korean Deputy Commander of the Combined Force Command Gen. Leem Ho-young, third left, as North Korean soldiers look at the south side at the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. Lee Jin-man AP
A North Korean soldier looks at the south side while U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017.
A North Korean soldier looks at the south side while U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. Lee Jin-man AP
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center, meets with U.S. and South Korea soldiers before a lunch meeting at Camp Bonifas near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center, meets with U.S. and South Korea soldiers before a lunch meeting at Camp Bonifas near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. Lee Jin-man AP
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, talks with acting South Korean President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, right, during their meeting at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, talks with acting South Korean President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, right, during their meeting at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. Jeon Heon-Kyun AP
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, looks at South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se during a press conference in Seoul, Friday, March 17, 2017.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, looks at South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se during a press conference in Seoul, Friday, March 17, 2017. Jung Yeon-je AP
South Korean protesters stage a rally opposing the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as they wait for his arrival in front of the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017.
South Korean protesters stage a rally opposing the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as they wait for his arrival in front of the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. Ahn Young-joon AP
Pak Myong Ho, minister of the North Korean Embassy in China, walks past portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il during a press conference in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 16, 2017. Pak says Pyongyang must act in self-defense against the U.S. and South Korea's joint military drills, which he said have brought the region to the brink of nuclear war.
Pak Myong Ho, minister of the North Korean Embassy in China, walks past portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il during a press conference in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 16, 2017. Pak says Pyongyang must act in self-defense against the U.S. and South Korea's joint military drills, which he said have brought the region to the brink of nuclear war. Ng Han Guan AP
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson writes a message for soldiers on a brick before a lunch meeting at Camp Bonifas near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson writes a message for soldiers on a brick before a lunch meeting at Camp Bonifas near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. Lee Jin-man AP
A North Korean soldier, center right, looks at the south side and another soldier takes photos as two South Korean soldiers, bottom, stand guard while U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017.
A North Korean soldier, center right, looks at the south side and another soldier takes photos as two South Korean soldiers, bottom, stand guard while U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. Lee Jin-man AP
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center with white hair, walks toward a helicopter upon his arrival at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center with white hair, walks toward a helicopter upon his arrival at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. Ahn Young-joon AP
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