Mattis: The Nuclear Threat From North Korea Is ‘Accelerating’

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Sunday that the threat of a nuclear attack from North Korea is intensifying. Speaking alongside South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo in Seoul, Mattis said Pyongyang was ramping up its “illegal and unnecessary” weapons program.“North Korea has accelerated the threat that it poses to its neighbors and the world through its illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear weapons programs,” he said.“I cannot imagine a condition under which the United States would accept North Korea as a nuclear power,” he added.Should North Korea attack, Mattis said the U.S. would defeat the hermit kingdom give our military superiority and alliance with South Korea.“Make no mistake — any attack on the United States or our allies will be defeated, and any use of nuclear weapons by the North will be met with a massive military response that is effective and overwhelming,” he continued.

 

Source: Mattis: The Nuclear Threat From North Korea Is ‘Accelerating’ – Leah Barkoukis