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		</div><p>US secretary of state Rex Tillerson has said it might be necessary to make pre-emptive military moves against North Korea if the threat from its weapons programme reaches a level &#8220;we believe requires action&#8221;.</p>
<p>Mr Tillerson was speaking at a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, after visiting the heavily militarised border with North Korea. Asked about the possibility of using military force against the North, he said: &#8220;All of the options are on the table.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said Washington does not want a military conflict, but if Pyongyang takes actions that threaten South Korean or US forces it would be met with an &#8220;appropriate response&#8221;.</p>
<p>Past US administrations have considered military force because of North Korea&#8217;s development of nuclear weapons, but the option has rarely been expressed so explicitly.</p>
<p>Mr Tillerson had earlier touched down in a helicopter at Camp Bonifas, a US base close to the Demilitarised Zone, created after the Korean War effectively ended in 1953. He is the latest in a series of senior US officials to have their photos taken at the border, but it is the first trip by the new Trump administration&#8217;s senior diplomat as he makes a tour of Japan, South Korea and China.</p>
<p>Speaking in Tokyo, Mr Tillerson had vowed a tougher strategy to confront North Korea&#8217;s nuclear threat, but he offered no details about what would comprise the &#8220;different approach&#8221;.</p>
<p>He pointedly noted that 20 years of &#8220;diplomatic and other efforts&#8221; had failed to dissuade the isolated communist government from developing its nuclear programme, which he called an &#8220;ever-escalating threat&#8221;.</p>
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