NORTH KOREA: ‘Dangerous rhetoric, overconfidence, increase risk of conflict on Korean Peninsula, UN chief warns’, UN News Centre, 15 December 2017

Secretary-General António Guterres said that he is deeply concerned over the risk of military confrontation on the Korean Peninsula, 'including as a result of miscalculation.' 'While all concerned seek to avoid an accidental escalation leading to conflict, the risk is being multiplied by misplaced over-confidence, dangerous narratives and rhetoric, and the lack of communication channels.' Describing the situation on the Korean Peninsula as 'the most tense and dangerous peace and security issue in the world today,' he warned: 'Any military action would have devastating and unpredictable consequences.' 'Dangerous rhetoric, overconfidence, increase risk of conflict on Korean Peninsula, UN chief warns', UN News Centre, 15 December 2017