Yahoo News – The US has said it is ready to fight against North Korea if necessary. As worldwide attention focused on the escalation of tensions between the US and Iran following the killing of General Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike, comments from Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirmed that America remains ready for conflict with North Korea. Speaking in an interview with Fox News on Thursday, he said while a political agreement on denuclearisation remained preferable,

the US was ready to fight if needed. His comments follow a four-day meeting of party officials in Pyongyang, during which Kim Jong-un suggested that  North Korea would lift its moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests, contrary to what was agreed with Donald Trump. The North Korean leader also reportedly revealed plans to introduce a “new strategic weapon”. The move was feared to anger Mr. Trump, who previously announced that his diplomacy resulted in North Korea agreeing to denuclearise. READ MORE