US Vice President Mike Pence has warned the 'era of patience' with supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un is over as he insisted America's commitment to South Korea is 'iron-clad'.
Pence, speaking in the perilous Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea, reiterated that 'all options are on the table' to deal with the threat posed by Pyongyang.
After travelling to the region, Pence said US President Donald Trump is hopeful that China will now use its 'extraordinary levers' to pressure the North to abandon its nuclear and ballistic programme.
This morning he warned Kim Jong-un not to 'test the resolve' of the US President and insisted any use of nuclear weapons by the secretive state would be met with 'an overwhelming and effective response,' the Daily Mail reported.
The visit came shortly after a failed North Korean missile launch that some claim may have been 'thwarted by cyber attacks from the US.'
