“Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday shot back at North Korea’s latest nuclear provocation with a blunt threat, saying the U.S. will answer any North Korean threat with a ‘massive military response — a response both effective and overwhelming.’ While he said America does not seek the ‘total annihilation’ of the North, he added somberly, ‘We have many options to do so.’”
Source: Mattis: North Korea threat would bring massive military response