Defense Secretary Mattis issued a stern warning regarding North Korea earlier today. This, after North Korea announced on Sunday afternoon via its state-run television that it had “tested a…
Defense Secretary Mattis issued a stern warning regarding North Korea earlier today. This, after North Korea announced on Sunday afternoon via its state-run television that it had “ tested a thermonuclear weapon, ” as reported by CBS News.
Secretary Mattis, from the West Wing of the White House on Sunday, told of a “massive military response, ” including potentially “total annihilation” of North Korea should it attack the U. S. or its allies, according to Politico . “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, ” according to Mattis.
North Korea has conducted a number of missile tests over the last few months. But, this one was reportedly the largest and most powerful and came just hours after the North Korean government issued a video of Leader Un inspecting what was reported to be a hydrogen bomb. Once launched, the earthquake produced by the test was nearly 10 times more powerful than the one created during the last nuclear test by North Korea, as reported by Reuters. That test was about a year ago. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake was reported by the U. S. Geological Survey and was near a site well-known for previous tests reports Military.
