For those under the impression that North Korea would now sit back and begin calm, measured diplomacy … have you ever paid any attention to North Korea? North Korean state media warned the United States of a "super-mighty preemptive strike" after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States was looking at ways to bring pressure to bear on North Korea over its nuclear programme. What kind of strike was that again? "In the case of our super-mighty preemptive strike being launched, it will completely and immediately wipe out not only U.S.