(Christian News Alerts) – Defense Secretary James Mattis sent a strong message to the North Korean regime on Friday when he visited the Demilitarized Zone. Speaking only meters away from North Korea, the defense secretary announced that the United States does not desire war with Pyongyang, but it is…
(Christian News Alerts) – Defense Secretary James Mattis sent a strong message to the North Korean regime on Friday when he visited the Demilitarized Zone.
Speaking only meters away from North Korea, the defense secretary announced that the United States does not desire war with Pyongyang, but it is necessary that they dismantle their nuclear program, according to The Los Angeles Times . “As Secretary of State Tillerson has made clear, our goal is not war but rather the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” he said.
During his visit, the defense secretary stressed the importance of finding a “diplomatic solution” to the tensions between the United States and North Korea. However, he also highlighted Pyongyang’s increasingly aggressive behavior toward the west, stating, “North Korean provocations continue to threaten regional and world peace, and despite unanimous condemnation by the United Nations’ Security Council, they still proceed.”
Relations between the US and Pyongyang have intensified, especially after President Donald Trump took office. The president has repeatedly sent ominous warnings to Kim Jong-un’s regime as Pyongyang continues to test intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), and nuclear weapons.
