North Korea Nuclear Threat: US Pentagon Chief Warns Of ‘Massive Military Response’

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The US Pentagon Chief James

Mattis has declared that any threat

to the United States or its allies by

North Korea will be met with a

“massive military response”.

Mattis’ remarks came shortly after a

national security briefing with President

Donald Trump about the secretive

communist state’s latest nuclear test.

Pyongyang earlier said it had

successfully trialled a hydrogen bomb

that could be loaded on to a long-range

missile.

The move has drawn international

condemnation.

North Korea also defied UN sanctions

and international pressure by developing

nuclear weapons and test missiles that

could potentially reach the US.

But speaking to reporters outside the

White House, Defence Secretary Mattis

said the US had the ability to defend

itself and its allies South Korea and

Japan, adding that its commitments were

“ironclad”.

“Any threat to the United States or its

territories – including Guam – or our

allies will be met with a massive military

response, a response both effective and

overwhelming.”

Read his full statement:

Good afternoon ladies and

gentlemen.

We had a small-group national

security meeting today with the

president and the vice-president

about the latest provocation on

the Korean peninsula.

We have many military options

and the president wanted to be

briefed on each one of them.

We made clear that we have the

ability to defend ourselves and

our allies,South Korea and Japan,

from any attack and our

commitments among the allies

are iron-clad. Any threat to the

United States or its territories

including Guam, or our allies, will

be met with a massive military

response, a response both

effective and overwhelming.

Kim Jong-un should take heed of

the United Nations security

council’s unified voice, all

members unanimously agreed on

the threat North Koreaposes, and

they remain unanimous in their

commitment to the

denuclearization of the Korean

peninsula.

Because we are not looking to

the total annihilation of a

country, namely North Korea, but

as I said we have many options

to do so.

Thank you very much, ladies and

gentlemen.

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