Gen. Mattis Says US Military Should ‘Be Ready’ Amid North Korea Tensions
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) and Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, arrive to brief the media at the Pentagon in Washington on April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Defense Secretary Gen. James Mattis said the U.S. military should be ready in response to tensions with North Korea.
Tensions with North Korea reached a high point after the regime threatened the United States with nuclear weapons and conducted a new underground nuclear test last month.
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