{"id":290852,"date":"2017-02-03T06:12:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T06:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=290852"},"modified":"2017-02-03T06:12:16","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T06:12:16","slug":"us-warns-north-korea-of-overwhelming-response-to-nuclear-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/us-warns-north-korea-of-overwhelming-response-to-nuclear-use\/","title":{"rendered":"US warns North Korea of ‘overwhelming’ response to nuclear use"},"content":{"rendered":"
The US defence secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an “effective and overwhelming” response.<\/p>\n
Mr Mattis is in South Korea, where he has been assuring Seoul it has America’s continuing support.<\/p>\n
He also reconfirmed plans to deploy a US missile defence system in South Korea later this year.<\/p>\n
North Korea’s repeated missile and nuclear tests and aggressive statements continue to alarm and anger the region.<\/p>\n
The US has a considerable military presence in South Korea and Japan, as part of a post-war defence deal. There are just under 28,500 US troops in the country, for which Seoul pays about $900m (\u00a3710m) annually.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump has previously said he wants both South Korea and Japan to pay more towards maintaining that presence.<\/p>\n