During an interview with the BBC in Pyongyang, North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol said if the United States was "reckless" enough to use military means, his country would engage in an "all-out war".
Tensions are rising as some observers say North Korea will likely conduct missile launches and a nuclear test again while the United States has increased pressure by dispatching the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to waters near the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea's failed test of a ballistic missile Sunday came the day after a major military parade in celebration of the birth anniversary of the country's founder, Kim Il Sung.
However, North Korea said that the presence of U.S. troops in the Korean peninsula had created a situation in which "a thermonuclear war may break out at any moment.
If the U.S.is planning a military attack against us, we will react with a nuclear preemptive strike by our own style and method".
The vice president reassured South Korea that the United States has its back in the face of mounting threats from North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.
However he said that "all options are on the table" to deal with North Korea's nuclear and missile ambitions.
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Pence also reiterated this strong line of resolve in remarks he gave upon arriving at the U.S. Navy's Atsugi air base from his tour of South Korea.
In Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking to a parliamentary session Monday, said: "Needless to say, diplomatic effort is important to maintain peace".
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China expressed concern on April 19 over comments made by North Korean officials warning of further missile tests and the possibility of nuclear war.
He said he values the Trump administration's policy against North Korea.
"I think it is in everybody's interest to contain North Korea's actions".
That potential has made China work harder than before to rein in the North, Taylor said.
"We are with you 100%".
White House officials say the meetings in Tokyo are meant to forge a framework for future discussions after the USA withdrew from a Pacific Rim trade pact.
U.S. vice president Mike Pence waves to USA and Japanese service members on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan, April 19, 2017.
North Korea has always been a threat to the US and its Asian allies South Korea and Japan.
She said the Chinese have "gotten the message about increasing pressure and that they have said they want to increase cooperation with us and with the worldwide community on this front".
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