U.S. says swift response to be taken in case of North Korea nuclear test

The United States and its allies will carry out a "swift and forceful response" against North Korea if it conducts a nuclear test, a senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday.The warning from U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman came as Washington braces for North Korea's first nuclear test since 2017."What I think is most important is how completely aligned we are between our two countries and trilaterally with Japan," Sherman told reporters in Seoul after a meeting with South Korea's first Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun Dong.Sherman also said the United States harbors no hostile intent to…READ FULL ARTICLE