The US Vice President is on a 10 day swing through Asia, which includes a stop in Tokyo and a visit to Australia later this week, as the security situation on the Korean Peninsula is viewed as the most unsafe in two decades.
The North Korean missile blew up nearly immediately after its test launch on Sunday, the U.S. Pacific Command said.
After 25 years of trying to deal patiently with North Korea's nuclear and missile ambitions, Pence said, "all options are on the table" to deal with threat. -South Korean military exercises and a freeze on DPRK missile and nuclear tests.
"The era of strategic patience is over", he said.
Experts believe that North Korea would need two years to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles, adding that the fact the Pyongyang owns ballistic missiles that can be launched from submarine will enhance its nuclear deterrence capabilities.
He called it "another abuse of authority" by the United States, which holds the Security Council presidency this month, and a violation of the DPRK's sovereignty.
However, even with America's ability to align itself with the Chinese, a former USA diplomat warns it may not be enough to stop North Korea's crackpot leader.
The president also returned to a theme of placing emphasis on China for reining in the North.
Pence, sporting a brown bomber jacket, made his comments during an announced visit to the tense Demilitarized Zone that serves as a buffer between the stretch of land dividing North and South, allowing him to literally stare at North Korean soldiers from afar as he offered his vaguely threatening remarks.
While Trump has employed tough rhetoric in response to North Korea's recent missile tests, the new United States president's options appear limited in dealing with a challenge that has vexed his Oval Office predecessors. "That the nuclear test did not happen will surely be seen as the pressure working".
North Korea has tested several missiles recently.
"If China decides to help, that would be great". They have heard North Korean warnings of their destruction for so long that the threats barely even register. Meanwhile, annual core inflation in the US last month slowed to 2.0%, the smallest increase since November 2015.
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"All options are on the table to achieve the objectives and ensure the stability of the people of this country", he told reporters as tinny propaganda music floated across from the North Korean side of the so-called demilitarised zone (DMZ). He said the American commitment to South Korea is "iron-clad and immutable".
In the run-up to the summit, Trump vowed to act unilaterally to "solve" North Korea, saying, "If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will".
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The North Korean regime began its nuclear program in earnest during the Clinton administration, which tried to prevent its buildup with a diplomatic agreement.
"But dialogue for the sake of having dialogue is meaningless", he told a parliamentary session Monday after North Korea's massive military parade and failed missile launch.
"We're not afraid", she said. It wasn't a matter of if, it was a matter of when.
North Korea conducted second nuclear test, received new sanctions.
The U.S. Army said that the missile exploded nearly immediately after it was launched.
A customer service representative for Air China, the only foreign carrier operating a regular commercial flight to North Korea, said Monday it had cancelled the flights due to low demand.
The incident is likely to escalate the rising tensions between the U.S. and North Korea over Pyongyang's rogue nuclear weapons ambitions.
Essentially, the report attributes North Korea's high rate of failure with Russian-designed missiles to the USA meddling in the country's missile software and networks.
Mr Pence is scheduled to be in Tokyo on Tuesday, then move on to Jakarta in Indonesia on April 20 before travelling to Sydney on Saturday April 22.
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