The United States will launch a “ massive military response ” to threats from North Korea , Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Sunday.
He spoke after President Donald Trump met with his national security advisers following a test of what Pyongyang said was a hydrogen bomb able to fit atop a missile.
“ 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, ” Mattis said.
He added: “ Kim Jong -Un should take heed of the United Nations Security Council ’ s unified voice . All members unanimously agreed on the threat North Korea poses and remain unanimous in their commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
“ 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 .”
His comments came after Trump warned the time for “ appeasement ” was over and threatened drastic economic sanctions.
The unexpectedly powerful test Sunday was said to exceed in magnitude the atomic bombing of Hiroshima , Japan — the resultant shock caused momentary panic in parts of China — and Trump slammed it as “ very hostile and dangerous to the United States.”
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