Mattis Warns North Korea Standoff “Could Escalate Into War Very Quickly”

zerohedge.com / by Tyler Durden / Aug 14, 2017 5:50 PM

Less than a day after Joseph Dunford, the commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told South Korean President Moon Jae-in that the US is ready to use “the full range of military capabilities to defend our allies and the U.S. homeland,” Defense Secretary and retired Gen. James Mattis told reporters that the situation with North Korea “could escalate into war” if the isolated country fires a missile at the US.

“If they fire at the United States, it could escalate into war very quickly,” Mattis said, according to Reuters.

Mattis also assured reporters that the US would destroy any missiles fired at the US by the North Korean regime, saying the US would know the trajectory of the missile “within moments.”

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