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Russia joined with China on August 17 in urging the United States not to take military action against North Korea, saying the escalating threats of war being traded between Washington and Pyongyang could reach the “point of no return.”

The separate statements from Moscow and Beijing came as U.S. military leaders said once again that they have prepared military “options” if negotiations over eliminating North Korea’s nuclear weapons program fail.

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