Published time: 4 Oct, 2017 12:11Edited time: 4 Oct, 2017 12:18

FILE PHOTO: Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) are driven past the stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a military parade in Pyongyang. © Damir Sagolj / Reuters

A global strike to disarm North Korea would be possible, yet its outcome uncertain, as it is a “closed state,” Russian President Vladimir Putin stated.