April 18, 2024
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War with N. Korea would be ‘tragic on an unbelievable scale’: Mattis

U.S. Secretary of Defense working on a 'sustainable policy' going forward

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Friday said that military solutions to North Korea's nuclear and missile programs would be "tragic on an unbelievable scale" at a Pentagon press conference.

But the former Marine Corps general did not rule out military action, instead saying that the U.S. would prefer diplomatic solutions.

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