N Korea: Trump condemns nuclear test, James Mattis warns of ‘massive military response’

North Korea’s biggest nuclear test to date has drawn international condemnation, with US President Donald Trump labelling the move “hostile and dangerous” and his Defence Secretary warning any threat to the US will be met with a “massive military response”

.The explosion of what North Korea said was an advanced hydrogen bomb came just days after it fired a missile over Japan and a few hours after Mr Trump spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by phone about the “escalating” nuclear crisis.Asked by an ABC America reporter if he would attack North Korea, Mr Trump replied:

“We’ll see.”US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met with Mr Trump and national security advisers at the White House and had a warning for North Korea.”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,” he said.Mr Mattis said Washington was not looking for the “total annihilation of a country, namely North Korea”.”But as I said, we have many options to do so,” he said.

Source: North Korea: Donald Trump condemns nuclear test, James Mattis warns of ‘massive military response’ – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)