Photo: APWashington: Defence secretary Jim Mattis warned it would be “game on” for war if North Korea fired missiles that hit the US or its territories, including the Pacific island of Guam. “It could escalate into war very quickly—yes, that’s called war,” Mattis told reporters Monday at the Pentagon. Mattis was vague about what would happen if missiles were launched toward Guam but splashed into the sea. The typically blunt words from Mattis came hours after the top US general reassured South Korea that a diplomatic solution to the tensions with North Korea over its nuclear arsenal was Trump’s priority. Diplomatic overturesEuropean Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini called in a statement Monday for North Korea to “refrain from any further provocative action.” She said the EU “and its member states will strengthen their diplomatic work by reaching out” to North Korea and South Korea, the US, China, Russia and Japan.

Source: Mint August 15, 2017 02:48 UTC