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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. Defense Secretary Mattis issues stark warning to North Korea
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS AUGUST 7, 2017 / 8:27 PM / 22 MINUTES AGO
U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis issues stark warning to North Korea
Doina Chiacu, Idrees Ali and Christine Kim
8 MIN READ
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued a stark warning to North Korea on Wednesday, telling Pyongyang that it should stop any actions that would lead to the "end of its regime and the destruction of its people."
Mattis' words, some of the strongest he has issued on North Korea, followed incendiary comments from President Donald Trump who said on Tuesday that threats to the United States from Pyongyang would be met with "fire and fury."
Trump's unexpected remarks prompted North Korea to respond by saying it was considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam.
Mattis said in a statement that the United States and its allies would win any arms race or conflict with North Korea.
"The DPRK must choose to stop isolating itself and stand down its pursuit of nuclear weapons," Mattis said, using the acronym for North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. "The DPRK should cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people," he added.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis issues stark warning to North Korea
Doina Chiacu, Idrees Ali and Christine Kim
8 MIN READ
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued a stark warning to North Korea on Wednesday, telling Pyongyang that it should stop any actions that would lead to the "end of its regime and the destruction of its people."
Mattis' words, some of the strongest he has issued on North Korea, followed incendiary comments from President Donald Trump who said on Tuesday that threats to the United States from Pyongyang would be met with "fire and fury."
Trump's unexpected remarks prompted North Korea to respond by saying it was considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam.
Mattis said in a statement that the United States and its allies would win any arms race or conflict with North Korea.
"The DPRK must choose to stop isolating itself and stand down its pursuit of nuclear weapons," Mattis said, using the acronym for North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. "The DPRK should cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people," he added.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-china-idUSKBN1AO011
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U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis issues stark warning to North Korea (Original Post)
Eugene
Aug 2017
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MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)1. James 'Mad Dog' Mattis ... ok!
Baconator
(1,459 posts)3. Mattis... As usual has it right..
Maintaining the regime is the overall goal... Everything needs to go through that filter.
Also, he prefers his calling... Chaos...
leftstreet
(36,111 posts)2. Maybe Ambassador Dennis Rodman can fix all this
Very strange to hear how NK is 'isolating' itself when the US basically has no diplomatic relations with them
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)4. He left out "and the desth of millions of South Koreans".