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| US vows to 'defend self and treaty ally South Korea' | US vows to 'defend self and treaty ally South Korea' |
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| The US will defend itself and its "treaty ally" South Korea in the face of North Korean threats, Secretary of State John Kerry has said. | The US will defend itself and its "treaty ally" South Korea in the face of North Korean threats, Secretary of State John Kerry has said. |
| Mr Kerry made the pledge while speaking at a news conference with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se. | Mr Kerry made the pledge while speaking at a news conference with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se. |
| Pyongyang has taken a series of defiant measures in the wake of its third nuclear test in February. | Pyongyang has taken a series of defiant measures in the wake of its third nuclear test in February. |
| North Korea has been angered by the resultant UN sanctions and joint US-South Korea annual military drills. | North Korea has been angered by the resultant UN sanctions and joint US-South Korea annual military drills. |
| Mr Kerry described recent rhetoric from the North Korean government as "unacceptable". | Mr Kerry described recent rhetoric from the North Korean government as "unacceptable". |
| Earlier the Pentagon said two missile destroyers had been deployed to the region, "poised to respond to any missile threats to our allies or our territory". | Earlier the Pentagon said two missile destroyers had been deployed to the region, "poised to respond to any missile threats to our allies or our territory". |
| On Tuesday Pyongyang announced plans to restart its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, which Mr Kerry said would be a "provocative and serious" move. | |
| Earlier, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the crisis had "gone too far" and called for urgent talks with the North. | |
| "Things must begin to calm down, there is no need for the DPRK [North Korea] to be on a collision course with the international community. Nuclear threats are not a game," Mr Ban said. |