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.
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.
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