President Barack Obama says he doesn't think any war "is imminent" with North Korea. Speaking in a network interview while meeting with Russian leaders, Obama was asked how precarious is the security situation in the wake of North Korea's nuclear tests and new sanctions as a result of them.

He also said, "I think they understand that they would be overwhelmed in a serious military conflict with the United States." Obama said in a speech to The New Economic School that the United States and Russia "should be united" in resisting Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.

In an ABC interview, he said, "We've already seen a ship of North Korea turned back because of international effort to implement the sanctions and I think that is a positive step forward."