What can the United States do to prevent North Korea from carrying out a second nuclear test?
AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH: Not much. If the North Koreans decide to carry out a second nuclear test, we will deal with the consequences of that. And there will be consequences. But we can’t control, at this stage, what North Korea does. We certainly very much hope that they will not do a second nuclear test. QUESTION: North Korea said that the Six-Party process is useless. Have you taken them at their word on that? AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH: I hope that that is not their final word and that they would conclude that it is in their interest to continue dialogue and negotiation on a multilateral basis. QUESTION: North Korea said today that it was not very happy with U.S. hostile policy toward it. Do you have any idea of the future of U.S. foreign policy? AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH: Well, we would not interpret our policy as being hostile. As I’ve said, President Obama has stressed on numerous occasions that the door to dialogue remains open [and] that we are committed to resolving the problems that we face
