Mike Pence aims to reassure allies amid North Korea threat

Pence is visiting South Korea as part of an Asia-Pacific trip

President Donald Trump has been vague about the options he might employ to deal with North Korea, and it may be up to Vice-president Mike Pence to fill in the details.

Pence is visiting South Korea beginning Sunday, part of an Asia-Pacific trip that comes amid indications that North Korea is potentially preparing its sixth nuclear test in a decade or a significant missile launch.

Trump has responded to recent concerns over North Korea with a swagger that suggests a new, tougher stance. A US aircraft carrier has been dispatched to waters off the Korean Peninsula in a show of force.
 

Military officials have said the US Doesn't intend to use military force against North Korea in response to either a nuclear test or a missile launch.