No good options for solving problem like North Korea

Donald Trump knows that North Korea could be the defining issue of his presidency, but there are no easy levers to pull.

The problem with this option, as Donald Trump's own defence secretary has said, is that a military strike would almost certainly result in a catastrophic loss of life when North Korea fires the missiles it currently has aimed at Seoul.

A region home to several nuclear powers would descend into full-blown armed conflict.

The preferred option, she said, would be a new UN resolution targeting North Korea and demanding that all countries uphold existing sanctions.
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