Such a decision was made in view of the possible nuclear threat from Pyongyang. US Secretary of Defense James Mattis assured the leadership of Seoul that any missile attack from the DPRK will be immediately stopped, and the blow of the Pentagon and its allies will not be long in coming. Any escalation from Kim Jong-un will be met by massive fire from the US, the minister stressed..
Earlier, the US expanded its sanctions against North Korea, frozen accounts of seven other high-ranking officials from North Korea.
As reported in the "URA-Inform", the head of the Pentagon, James Mattis is deeply convinced that & nbsp North Korea is creating a nuclear arsenal to threaten other catastrophes.