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N. Korea is US' top security concern: Official
North Korea remains Washingtonâs ânumber one security concernâ in Asia, the US Pacific Fleet commander said Wednesday, despite simmering territorial disputes elsewhere in the region
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orth Korea remains Washington's 'number one securityconcern' in Asia, the US Pacific Fleet commander said Wednesday, despitesimmering territorial disputes elsewhere in the region.
Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr also expressed concern over 'coercion' by China in its maritime disputes with neighbors. He said an increased deployment of US military assets in the region as part of an Asian rebalance announced in 2012 would ensure that 'we are where it matters and when it matters.'
'Our number one security concern is North Korea,' Harris told reporters in Singapore on board the destroyer USS Spruance. 'I am concerned as a commander for the provocations that come from North Korea. I don't understand them, I don't understand their leadership and I don't understand their intent,' he said
