Daniel R. Russel: “We deter North Korea through a strong defensive military posture rooted in our alliances with South Korea and Japan.”

The President was able to point out that the United States will not compromise with our security or with the security of our allies.

We have no better allies or partners than Japan and the Republic of Korea.

The situation and the challenge set that the United States and our allies and partners face in maritime space in the Indo-Pacific is so serious that we simply don't have the luxury of opting to ignore one of the limited tools at our…

We have united the world so that North Korea is denied regular access to the international system.