Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released a $526 billion Pentagon budget Wednesday amid a climate of fiscal uncertainty, but he said the United States was prepared to respond if a conflict breaks out on the Korean Peninsula where tensions are running high.
"Our country is fully prepared to deal with any contingency, any action that North Korea may take or any provocation that they may instigate," Hagel said at a news conference releasing the Pentagon's 2014 budget.
North Korea has escalated threats in recent weeks, raising concerns that a provocative act or miscalculation could trigger a conflict. The latest alarm came as South Korea said its neighbor to the north was preparing for a mid-range missile test.
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