Addressing some 25-hundred sailors on board the carrier at the U.S. Yokosuka naval base in Tokyo bay, Pence noted the Trump administration will work with allies like Japan and China, . but highlighted readiness is the key.
Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday declined to say whether the United States had any role in North Korea's failed missile test over the weekend and said that "the patience of the USA and its allies in this region has really run out - and we're beginning to take such measures diplomatically to isolate Pyongyang".
(English-Reuters 3082) "All options are on the table. History will attest the soldier does not bear the sword in vain", he said. According to Pence, U.S. President Trump was confident that even without military pressure, diplomatic and economic pressures could convince the North Korean regime to cooperate in dismantling its nuclear program.
On Sunday, as part of celebrations to mark the birthday of late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, state television aired a concert which included a video showing the U.S. engulfed in flames.
The previous day, Pyongyang paraded its military hardware, including what could have been two intercontinental ballistic missile canisters.
While the nuclear test has yet to happen, Pence pushed the theme of tough talk after Sunday's failed missile launch. Many analysts expected that to occur during Kim Il Sung celebrations.
Speculation that the United States may have used cyber capabilities to thwart the North Korean missile test comes at a time of escalating rhetoric between the two nations. Pence heads for Indonesia later on Wednesday.
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He said that under President Donald Trump, the US will stand up to its enemies with its allies.
Pence made his remarks as the White House grappled with controversy over the location of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group that US President Donald Trump said last week had been sent to near the Korean peninsula as a warning to North Korea, but which headed towards Australia instead.
"You could either go after the supply chain, embedding flaws in parts and systems that they are using", said Peter Singer, fellow at New America and author of the book "Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know".
"Short of launching a shock and awe campaign which would be overwhelming in its breadth and scale there's not a lot else the USA and its allies can do other than tighten the constrictor grip on the North", said Alex Neill, a senior fellow at the Shangri-La Dialogue.
Both President Trump and Vice President Pence have been surprisingly stern in their messages concerning North Korea. He visited South Korea earlier and will head to Indonesia after his stop in Japan.
"It's clear United States policy to develop the cybercapability to disable enemy ballistic missiles", Greg Austin, a professor at the Australian Centre for Cyber Security at the University of New South Wales, told CNN on Tuesday.
Vice President Mike Pence avoided a direct answer when asked if the USA used any cyber or electronic technology to sabotage Sunday's North Korean missile test.
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