‘UNACCEPTABLE’

John Kerry Heads to Seoul

Amid reports that North Korea may have nukes.

Do they or don’t they? Amid Pentagon reports that it would be “inaccurate” to suggest that North Korea has proven its nuclear-missile ability—despite a classified report from the Defense Intelligence Agency on Thursday—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Seoul. In a news conference, Kerry reaffirmed the U.S.’s support of its allies and called North Korea’s ramped-up rhetoric “unacceptable.” He said that the U.S. would be willing to enter talks with Kim Jong-un only if he’s serious about denuclearization. Asked if war is imminent, a U.S. official in Seoul said “not at all.” An official said Washington’s greatest concern is Kim Jong-un’s “youth and inexperience” leading to a “miscalculation” of the situation.