Trump: military option for North Korea not preferred, but would be 'devastating'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump warned North Korea on Tuesday that any U.S. military option would be  devastating  for Pyongyang, but said the use of force was not Washington s first option to deal with the country s ballistic and nuclear weapons program.  We are totally prepared for the second option, not a preferred option,  Trump said at a White House news conference, referring to military force.  But if we take that option, it will be devastating, I can tell you that, devastating for North Korea. That s called the military option. If we have to take it, we will.  Bellicose statements by Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in recent weeks have created fears that a miscalculation could lead to action with untold ramifications, particularly since Pyongyang conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3. Despite the increased tension, the United States has not detected any change in North Korea s military posture reflecting an increased threat, the top U.S. military officer said on Tuesday. The assessment by Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, about Pyongyang s military stance was in contrast to a South Korean lawmaker who said Pyongyang had boosted defenses on its east coast.  While the political space is clearly very charged right now, we haven t seen a change in the posture of North Korean forces, and we watch that very closely,  Dunford told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his reappointment to his post. In terms of a sense of urgency,  North Korea certainly poses the greatest threat today,  Dunford testified. A U.S. official speaking on the condition of anonymity said satellite imagery had detected a small number of North Korean military aircraft moving to the North s east coast. However the official said the activity did not change their assessment of Pyongyang s military posture. North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Monday accused Trump of declaring war on the North and threatened that Pyongyang would shoot down U.S. warplanes flying near the Korean Peninsula after American bombers flew close to it last Saturday. Ri was reacting to Trump s Twitter comments that Kim and Ri  won t be around much longer  if they acted on their threats toward the United States. North Korea has been working to develop nuclear-tipped missiles capable of hitting the U.S. mainland, which Trump has said he will never allow. Dunford said Pyongyang will have a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile  soon,  and it was only a matter of a  very short time .  We clearly have postured our forces to respond in the event of a provocation or a conflict,  the general said, adding that the United States has taken  all proper measures to protect our allies  including South Korean and Japan.  It would be an incredibly provocative thing for them to conduct a nuclear test in the Pacific as they have suggested, and I think the North Korean people would have to realize how serious that would be, not only for the United States but for the international community,  Dunford said. South Korean lawmaker Lee Cheol-uoo, briefed by the country s spy agency, said North Korea was bolstering its defenses by moving aircraft to its east coast and taking other measures after the flight by U.S. bombers. Lee said the United States appeared to have disclosed the flight route  intentionally because North Korea seemed to be unaware. U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers, escorted by fighter jets, flew east of North Korea in a show of force after the heated exchange of rhetoric between Trump and Kim. The United States has imposed sanctions on 26 people as part of its non-proliferation designations for North Korea and nine banks, including some with ties to China, the U.S. Treasury Department s Office Of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions said on Tuesday. The U.S. sanctions target people in North Korea and some North Korean nationals in China, Russia, Libya and Dubai, according to a list posted on the agency s website. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit China from Thursday to Saturday for talks with senior officials that will include the crisis over North Korea and trade, the State Department said on Tuesday. Evans Revere, a former senior diplomat who met with a North Korean delegation in Switzerland this month, said that Pyongyang had been reaching out to  organizations and individuals  to encourage talks with former U.S. officials to get a sense of the Trump administration s thinking.  They ve also been accepting invitations to attend dialogues hosted by others, including the Swiss and the Russians,  he said. Revere said his best guess for why the North Koreans were doing this was because they were  puzzled by the unconventional way that President Trump has been handling the North Korea issue  and were eager to use  informal and unofficial meetings to gain a better understanding of what is motivating Trump and his administration . During a visit to India, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said diplomatic efforts continued. Speaking in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said war on the Korean Peninsula would have no winner.  We hope the U.S. and North Korean politicians have sufficient political judgment to realize that resorting to military force will never be a viable way to resolve the peninsula issue and their own concerns,  Lu said. South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged Kim Jong Un to resume military talks and reunions of families split by the 1950-53 Korean War to ease tension.  Like I ve said multiple times before, if North Korea stops its reckless choices, the table for talks and negotiations always remains open,  Moon said. In Moscow, Russia s Foreign Ministry said it was working behind the scenes to find a political solution and that it plans to hold talks with a representative of North Korea s foreign ministry who is due to arrive in Moscow on Tuesday, the RIA news agency cited the North s embassy to Russia as saying. The United States and South Korea are technically still at war with North Korea after the 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce and not a peace treaty. worldnews
trump military option north korea preferred would reuters president donald trump warned north korea tuesday military option would devastating pyongyang said use force washington first option deal country ballistic nuclear weapons program we totally prepared second option preferred option trump said white house news conference referring military force but take option devastating i tell devastating north korea that called military option if take bellicose statements trump north korean leader kim jong un recent weeks created fears miscalculation could lead action untold ramifications particularly since pyongyang conducted sixth powerful nuclear test despite increased tension united states detected change north korea military posture reflecting increased threat top military officer said tuesday the assessment marine corps general joseph unfold chairman joint chiefs staff pyongyang military stance contrast south korean lawmaker said pyongyang boosted defenses east coast while political space clearly charged right seen change posture north korean forces watch closely unfold told senate armed services committee hearing appointment post in terms sense urgency north korea certainly poses greatest threat today unfold testified a official speaking condition anonymity said satellite imagery detected small number north korean military aircraft moving north east coast however official said activity change assessment pyongyang military posture north korean foreign minister ri yong ho monday accused trump declaring war north threatened pyongyang would shoot airplanes flying near korean peninsula american bombers flew close last saturday ri reacting trump twitter comments kim ri around much longer acted threats toward united states north korea working develop missiles capable hitting mainland trump said never allow unfold said pyongyang intercontinental ballistic missile soon matter short time we clearly posture forces respond event provocation conflict general said adding united states taken proper measures protect allies including south korean japan it would incredibly provocative thing conduct nuclear test pacific suggested i think north korean people would realize serious would united states international community unfold said south korean lawmaker lee briefed country spy agency said north korea fostering defenses moving aircraft east coast taking measures flight bombers lee said united states appeared disclosed flight route intentionally north korea seemed unaware air force cancer bombers escorted fighter jets flew east north korea show force heated exchange rhetoric trump kim the united states imposed sanctions people part designations north korea nine banks including ties china treasury department office of foreign assets control sanctions said tuesday the sanctions target people north korea north korean nationals china russia libya dubai according list posted agency website secretary state rex tillerson visit china thursday saturday talks senior officials include crisis north korea trade state department said tuesday evans revert former senior diplomat met north korean delegation switzerland month said pyongyang reaching organizations individuals encourage talks former officials get sense trump administration thinking they also accepting invitations attend dialogues hosted others including swiss russian said revert said best guess north korean puzzled unconventional way president trump handling north korea issue eager use informal unofficial meetings gain better understanding motivating trump administration during visit india defense secretary jim mantis said diplomatic efforts continued speaking beijing chinese foreign ministry spokesman lu kang said war korean peninsula would winner we hope north korean politicians sufficient political judgment realize resorting military force never viable way resolve peninsula issue concerns lu said south korean president moon urged kim jong un resume military talks reunions families split korean war ease tension like i said multiple times north korea stops reckless choices table talks negotiations always remains open moon said in moscow russia foreign ministry said working behind scenes find political solution plans hold talks representative north korea foreign ministry due arrive moscow tuesday ria news agency cited north embassy russia saying the united states south korea technically still war north korea conflict ended truce peace treaty worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump: military option for North Korea not preferred, but would be 'devastating'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump warned North Korea on Tuesday that any U.S. military option would be  devastating  for Pyongyang, but said the use of force was not Washington s first option to deal with the country s ballistic and nuclear weapons program.  We are totally prepared for the second option, not a preferred option,  Trump said at a White House news conference, referring to military force.  But if we take that option, it will be devastating, I can tell you that, devastating for North Korea. That s called the military option. If we have to take it, we will.  Bellicose statements by Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in recent weeks have created fears that a miscalculation could lead to action with untold ramifications, particularly since Pyongyang conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3. Despite the increased tension, the United States has not detected any change in North Korea s military posture reflecting an increased threat, the top U.S. military officer said on Tuesday. The assessment by Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, about Pyongyang s military stance was in contrast to a South Korean lawmaker who said Pyongyang had boosted defenses on its east coast.  While the political space is clearly very charged right now, we haven t seen a change in the posture of North Korean forces, and we watch that very closely,  Dunford told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his reappointment to his post. In terms of a sense of urgency,  North Korea certainly poses the greatest threat today,  Dunford testified. A U.S. official speaking on the condition of anonymity said satellite imagery had detected a small number of North Korean military aircraft moving to the North s east coast. However the official said the activity did not change their assessment of Pyongyang s military posture. North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Monday accused Trump of declaring war on the North and threatened that Pyongyang would shoot down U.S. warplanes flying near the Korean Peninsula after American bombers flew close to it last Saturday. Ri was reacting to Trump s Twitter comments that Kim and Ri  won t be around much longer  if they acted on their threats toward the United States. North Korea has been working to develop nuclear-tipped missiles capable of hitting the U.S. mainland, which Trump has said he will never allow. Dunford said Pyongyang will have a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile  soon,  and it was only a matter of a  very short time .  We clearly have postured our forces to respond in the event of a provocation or a conflict,  the general said, adding that the United States has taken  all proper measures to protect our allies  including South Korean and Japan.  It would be an incredibly provocative thing for them to conduct a nuclear test in the Pacific as they have suggested, and I think the North Korean people would have to realize how serious that would be, not only for the United States but for the international community,  Dunford said. South Korean lawmaker Lee Cheol-uoo, briefed by the country s spy agency, said North Korea was bolstering its defenses by moving aircraft to its east coast and taking other measures after the flight by U.S. bombers. Lee said the United States appeared to have disclosed the flight route  intentionally because North Korea seemed to be unaware. U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers, escorted by fighter jets, flew east of North Korea in a show of force after the heated exchange of rhetoric between Trump and Kim. The United States has imposed sanctions on 26 people as part of its non-proliferation designations for North Korea and nine banks, including some with ties to China, the U.S. Treasury Department s Office Of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions said on Tuesday. The U.S. sanctions target people in North Korea and some North Korean nationals in China, Russia, Libya and Dubai, according to a list posted on the agency s website. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit China from Thursday to Saturday for talks with senior officials that will include the crisis over North Korea and trade, the State Department said on Tuesday. Evans Revere, a former senior diplomat who met with a North Korean delegation in Switzerland this month, said that Pyongyang had been reaching out to  organizations and individuals  to encourage talks with former U.S. officials to get a sense of the Trump administration s thinking.  They ve also been accepting invitations to attend dialogues hosted by others, including the Swiss and the Russians,  he said. Revere said his best guess for why the North Koreans were doing this was because they were  puzzled by the unconventional way that President Trump has been handling the North Korea issue  and were eager to use  informal and unofficial meetings to gain a better understanding of what is motivating Trump and his administration . During a visit to India, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said diplomatic efforts continued. Speaking in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said war on the Korean Peninsula would have no winner.  We hope the U.S. and North Korean politicians have sufficient political judgment to realize that resorting to military force will never be a viable way to resolve the peninsula issue and their own concerns,  Lu said. South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged Kim Jong Un to resume military talks and reunions of families split by the 1950-53 Korean War to ease tension.  Like I ve said multiple times before, if North Korea stops its reckless choices, the table for talks and negotiations always remains open,  Moon said. In Moscow, Russia s Foreign Ministry said it was working behind the scenes to find a political solution and that it plans to hold talks with a representative of North Korea s foreign ministry who is due to arrive in Moscow on Tuesday, the RIA news agency cited the North s embassy to Russia as saying. The United States and South Korea are technically still at war with North Korea after the 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce and not a peace treaty. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump military option north korea preferred would reuters president donald trump warned north korea tuesday military option would devastating pyongyang said use force washington first option deal country ballistic nuclear weapons program we totally prepared second option preferred option trump said white house news conference referring military force but take option devastating i tell devastating north korea that called military option if take bellicose statements trump north korean leader kim jong un recent weeks created fears miscalculation could lead action untold ramifications particularly since pyongyang conducted sixth powerful nuclear test despite increased tension united states detected change north korea military posture reflecting increased threat top military officer said tuesday the assessment marine corps general joseph unfold chairman joint chiefs staff pyongyang military stance contrast south korean lawmaker said pyongyang boosted defenses east coast while political space clearly charged right seen change posture north korean forces watch closely unfold told senate armed services committee hearing appointment post in terms sense urgency north korea certainly poses greatest threat today unfold testified a official speaking condition anonymity said satellite imagery detected small number north korean military aircraft moving north east coast however official said activity change assessment pyongyang military posture north korean foreign minister ri yong ho monday accused trump declaring war north threatened pyongyang would shoot airplanes flying near korean peninsula american bombers flew close last saturday ri reacting trump twitter comments kim ri around much longer acted threats toward united states north korea working develop missiles capable hitting mainland trump said never allow unfold said pyongyang intercontinental ballistic missile soon matter short time we clearly posture forces respond event provocation conflict general said adding united states taken proper measures protect allies including south korean japan it would incredibly provocative thing conduct nuclear test pacific suggested i think north korean people would realize serious would united states international community unfold said south korean lawmaker lee briefed country spy agency said north korea fostering defenses moving aircraft east coast taking measures flight bombers lee said united states appeared disclosed flight route intentionally north korea seemed unaware air force cancer bombers escorted fighter jets flew east north korea show force heated exchange rhetoric trump kim the united states imposed sanctions people part designations north korea nine banks including ties china treasury department office of foreign assets control sanctions said tuesday the sanctions target people north korea north korean nationals china russia libya dubai according list posted agency website secretary state rex tillerson visit china thursday saturday talks senior officials include crisis north korea trade state department said tuesday evans revert former senior diplomat met north korean delegation switzerland month said pyongyang reaching organizations individuals encourage talks former officials get sense trump administration thinking they also accepting invitations attend dialogues hosted others including swiss russian said revert said best guess north korean puzzled unconventional way president trump handling north korea issue eager use informal unofficial meetings gain better understanding motivating trump administration during visit india defense secretary jim mantis said diplomatic efforts continued speaking beijing chinese foreign ministry spokesman lu kang said war korean peninsula would winner we hope north korean politicians sufficient political judgment realize resorting military force never viable way resolve peninsula issue concerns lu said south korean president moon urged kim jong un resume military talks reunions families split korean war ease tension like i said multiple times north korea stops reckless choices table talks negotiations always remains open moon said in moscow russia foreign ministry said working behind scenes find political solution plans hold talks representative north korea foreign ministry due arrive moscow tuesday ria news agency cited north embassy russia saying the united states south korea technically still war north korea conflict ended truce peace treaty worldnews