America's defense secretary James Mattis says the US is still trying to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis in the Korean peninsula.
Speaking in India, General Mattis said efforts continue at the United Nations to seek alternatives to military action.
The White House has dismissed as "absurd" North Korean claims that President Trump has declared war on Pyongyang.
From Washington, Simon Marks reports.
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