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News “Massive military response” if N. Korea threatens U.S.: MattisSecretary of Defense says Washington has numerous options to "annihilate" DPRK ![]() U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Sunday said Washington's military response would be "massive" if North Korea threatened the United States, Guam or its allies. The comments follow a successful North Korean nuclear test which took place in the early hours of Sunday morning (EST). The DPRK claimed it detonated a hydrogen bomb small enough to be mounted on a missile. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |