Defense Secretary James Mattis has released an “extremely aggressive” statement warning North Korea to “cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime.”
Said Mattis: “The DPRK must choose to stop isolating itself and stand down in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. The DPRK shouldcease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people.”
JUST IN: Mattis releases statement on North Korea https://t.co/2q56laklpK
— Meg Wagner (@megwagner) August 9, 2017
Here's the full statement:
Here is Defense Secretary Mattis' full, tough statement on North Korea: (via @barbarastarrcnn @rabrowne75) pic.twitter.com/njE09pP6bb
— Dan Merica (@merica) August 9, 2017