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North Korea nuclear threat 'is accelerating': Mattis

Updated on: 29 October,2017 12:10 PM IST  |  Seoul
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US defence secretary says Pyongyang engages in 'outlaw' behaviour, and use of nuclear weapons by the North will be met with massive military response

North Korea nuclear threat 'is accelerating': Mattis

US defence secretary Jim Mattis has said the threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating. In remarks with South Korean defence minister Song Young-moo at his side, Mattis accused the North of illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear programmes and vowed to defeat any attack.


Mattis alongside his South Korean counterpart, Song Young-moo
Mattis alongside his South Korean counterpart, Song Young-moo


He said the North engaged in "outlaw" behaviour and that the US will never accept a nuclear North. He added that regardless of what the North might try, it is overmatched by the firepower and cohesiveness of the US-South Korean alliance. He adding that diplomacy remains the preferred way to deal with the North.


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