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Pence Tells North Korea: 'The Era Of Strategic Patience Is Over'

"All options are on the table," U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said during his visit to South Korea, amid rising tensions with North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile program.

Vice President Pence said on a visit to South Korea on Monday that the U.S. "era of strategic patience is over" regarding North Korea and its nuclear and ballistic missile program.

"Since 1992, the United States and our allies have stood together for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula," Pence said at a joint news conference with

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