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Offline TomSea

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Mattis says US would have 'effective and overwhelming' response to North Korea nuke attack

SEOUL, South Korea –  In an explicit warning to North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday said any use of nuclear weapons by the North on the United States or its allies would be met with what he called an "effective and overwhelming" response.

U.S. defense secretaries have long offered assurances to South Korea and Japan that its nuclear "umbrella" will protect them, but Mattis's statement was perhaps more pointed than most. He made the remarks during an appearance with his South Korean counterpart, Defense Minister Han Min Koo.

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An early example of the new rules and new rule makers, might be very effective.
"God must love the common man, he made so many of them.�  Abe Lincoln

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I hope it involves the disappearance of Pyongyang from the face of the earth.