US Secretary of Defense James Mattis on the North Korea nuclear test over the weekend (North Korea says it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb):
- "Any threat to the United States or its territories - including Guam - or our allies will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming."
- We are not looking for "the total annihilation" of North Korea, but "we have many options to do so.
Mattis speaking after a national security meeting with US President Donald Trump
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On Saturday North Korea conducted what it claims is its 6th nuclear test (see link above)
- Claims it's a new type of hydrogen bomb