SINGAPORE -- Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said there is a "one in four" chance the U.S. will resort to "discreet military action" to contain nuclear and other military provocations from North Korea. He made the statement during a panel discussion in Singapore on Tuesday.
"Diplomacy is still the first issue on the table but if I have to bet, there is one in four chance of some discreet military action," said Armitage at the Asia Pacific Geo-Economic Strategy Forum organized by Nikkei, the Center for Strategic International Studies, and the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
