You can't say North Korea hasn't been sufficiently warned. Following a test of a long-range ICBM that could hit the U.S. and the test of what many experts are concluding was a hydrogen bomb, Defense Secretary Mattis issued a severe warning to the Kim regime that if it threatened the U.S. or its allies, the U.S. would initiate a "massive military response." Politico: The Trump administration escalated its warnings to North Korea on Sunday, with Defense Secretary James Mattis warning of a "massive military response" and the potential to carry out "total annihilation" of the rogue state if it threatens to attack the United States and its allies. The striking statement followed President Donald Trump's own warnings on Sunday in the wake of Pyongyang's latest major provocation, as he also upped pressure on South Korea and China to help contain North Korea's nuclear ambitions. In a series of tweets, Trump accused South Korea...(Read Full Post)