NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today warned against a military intervention in North Korea in an interview with AFP at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.
“The use of military force will have devastating consequences, I think nobody really wants that,” Stoltenberg said, queried about Donald Trump’s warrior rhetoric about the North Korean crisis.
The US president has reacted virulently to a series of long-range ballistic missile tests and a nuclear test by Pyongyang, calling North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un “mad with nuclear weapons” and threatening to dump “fire and anger” on North Korea.
In this context, the boss of NATO is expected in late October in Japan and South Korea, where he will testify the support of Westerners in this crisis.
“We need strong economic pressure on North Korea, we must continue to use all the political and diplomatic means available because what they (North Korean officials) do now is dangerous and a global threat that requires a global response, “said Stoltenberg.
“Just watching what North Korea is doing is not acceptable at all!” He said. However, NATO “does not plan to have a military presence in this part of the world,” he said.
On the other hand, the increased scope and precision of the recently tested North Korean missiles are driving the 29 Atlantic Alliance countries to consider changes in their missile defense system, which is partly operational from a Romanian base. “Our experts are working on technology, on how to improve our systems,” Stoltenberg said, without giving details.
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