Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan says Washington's diplomatic approach to North Korea is still in place despite the regime's recent firings of short-range missiles.<br />In an interview with Fox News on Monday,... Shanahan said (quote) "The strategy with North Korea hasn't changed, the diplomatic one," when explaining the Trump administration's goal of denuclearization.<br />However, he added his job is to make sure the U.S. is prepared in the event diplomacy fails, saying that's his focus with the military.<br />Shanahan's remarks come after North Korea's launched two short-range missiles into the East Sea last week. <br />
