In Korea, Mattis vows ‘effective and overwhelming’ nuclear response - MarketWatch: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis promised an “effective and overwhelming” response to any use of nuclear weapons, in firm remarks aimed at North Korea at the end of a two-day trip to South Korea.
Mattis, who is due to fly to Tokyo at midday Friday, said during a meeting with South Korean defense minister Han Min-koo that the U.S.’s commitment to defending itself and its allies would be “ironclad” in the face of Pyongyang’s “threatening rhetoric and behavior.”
