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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Mike Pence: U.S. Will Not Rest Until North Korea Gives Up Nuclear Weapons [Watch (HLS stream): Mike Pence: U.S. Will Not Rest Until North Korea Gives Up Nuclear Weapons](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/MbBAukpq.m3u8) (0:51)  _Published 2017-04-18. The U.S. will not relent until it achieves its objective of ensuring the Korean Peninsula is free of nuclear weapons, Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday while visiting Japan._ --- Jul 27, 2023 9:48 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Mike Pence Addresses Olympics and North Korea At CPAC](/video/Ad0SlUtC/) ### Mike Pence Addresses Olympics and North Korea At CPAC [Mike Pence Says He's Open to the Possibility of Meeting North Korean Officials at the Olympics](/video/NXQ9zHnY/) ### Mike Pence Says He's Open to the Possibility of Meeting North Korean Officials at the Olympics [The Era of Strategic Patience Is Over': Vice President Mike Pence Warns North Korea](/video/4O8cGUAI/) ### The Era of Strategic Patience Is Over': Vice President Mike Pence Warns North Korea --- ## Transcript Dialogue for the sake of dialogue is valueless. It is necessary for us to exercise pressure and the United States of America believes the time has come for the international community to use both diplomatic and economic pressure to bring North Korea to a place. That it has avoided successfully now for more than a generation. And we will not rest. And we will not relent until we achieve the objective of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. The United States Japan alliance is the cornerstone of peace, prosperity and freedom. 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