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The US Defense Secretary has given strong warnings about North Korea's recent provocations. If North Korea wants to develop an ICBM or intercontinental ballistic missile, it says it will be a direct threat to the United States, and he does not want to go back.

Canon correspondent correspondent in Washington.

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"We are trying to get North Korea back to the negotiating table," said US Secretary of Defense Mark Asper, who attended an American Diplomatic Association event.

He also sent a warning message regarding North Korea's recent launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile test.

[Mark Esper / Secretary of Defense: North Korea already has nuclear weapons and is now trying to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It is a direct threat to the United States.]

If a North Korean nuclear weapon launches a long-range missile, it means that it will not be left to the point of threating the mainland.

"The war on the Korean peninsula will be terrible," he said. "No one wants to see it."

He also suspended large-scale training between the United States and the United States, but still maintains a high level of readiness.

In mentioning threats from China, Russia, and other regions of the hegemony, North Korea and Iran were called rogue states.

In response to demands for allocating defense costs to allies, Mr. Esper said, "The United States has been bearing defense in more than 50 countries for decades, and I don't think it is unreasonable."