Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters during a visit to China that the US conflict with North Korea is "overheated" and that the first priority was to calm things down, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.
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Tillerson says the US has a 'direct line' of communication with North Korea over nuclear tests
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the situation with North Korea 'overheated.'
He added that the US has a direct line of communication open with Pyongyang over North Korea's nuclear tests. "We're not in a dark situation, a blackout," Tillerson said.
The threat posed by North Korea has rapidly escalated in recent weeks. The rogue nationfired a missileover Japan a few weeks ago for the second time in two months
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