US threats won't resolve DPRK issue

That US President Donald Trump and his supporters have ruled out the most apparent solution to ease the tensions on the Korean Peninsula is regretful, and his continuous injection of "fire and fury" into millions of souls a mistake.

Following the nuclear test on Sunday, which the Democratic People's Republic of Korea claimed was a hydrogen bomb, US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the UN Security Council that DPRK leader Kim Jong-un is "begging for war". The solution she offered was "we must adopt the strongest possible measures", reflecting Trump's hint at military strikes when he said "all options are on the table".

Yet they have ruled out the one diplomatic option considered the most viable first step to resolve the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue - the Chinese and Russian proposal for a "freeze" on the DPRK's nuclear and missile tests in exchange for a "freeze" on large-scale military exercises by the United States and the Republic of Korea. DPRK media have singled out the Aug 21-31 Ulchi Freedom Guardian military drills as the reason for the latest missile and nuclear tests.