Trump’s defense secretary warns North Korea there will be an ‘effective and overwhelming’ response if they use nuclear weapons as Kim Jong-un sacks his spy chief

Friday, February 3, 2017
By Paul Martin

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis pays first foreign visit in office to South Korea
Move is aimed at reassuring Seoul of US commitment to its security
Mattis warned North Korea that it face ‘overwhelming response’ if it attacked
North accused US and South of pushing peninsula to ‘brink of nuclear war’

ARIEL ZILBER
DAILYMAIL.COM
3 February 2017

Donald Trump’s defense secretary James Mattis has warned North Korean despot Kim Jong-un his hermit state faces an ‘effective and overwhelming response’ if it uses nuclear weapons.

During a visit to south east Asia, Mattis warned the dictator that he faces oblivion if he attacks either Japan or South Korea.

Pyongyang responded by claiming Trump was pushing the peninsula to ‘the brink of nuclear war’ as it emerged Kim Jong-un had sacked his spy chief Kim Won-Hong for ‘abuse of power’.

Mattis issued the threat during a meeting with the South Korean defense minister Han Min Koo.

He said: ‘North Korea continues to launch missiles, develop its nuclear weapons program, and engage in threatening rhetoric and behavior.

‘We stand with our peace-loving Republic of Korea ally to maintain stability on the peninsula and in the region,’ he added.

‘America’s commitments to defending our allies and to upholding our extended deterrence guarantees remain ironclad: Any attack on the United States, or our allies, will be defeated, and any use of nuclear weapons would be met with a response that would be effective and overwhelming.’

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