Pentagon chief accuses North Korea of threatening ‘catastrophe’;
SEOUL, Oct 27 (INP) US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis accused North Korea on Friday of building a nuclear arsenal to “threaten others with catastrophe” and said the Trump administration remains committed to compelling the North to accept complete nuclear disarmament.
Calling the North a threat to global order, Mr. Mattis stood inside the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas and pledged solidarity with the South.
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