North Korea the latter risks "the destruction of its people." "The DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] must choose to stop isolating itself and stand down its pursuit of nuclear weapons," Mattis said in a statement on Wednesday.
"The DPRK should cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people," he warned.
The Pentagon chief's comments came a day after President Donald Trump
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threatened to hit the country "with fire and fury."
In response to Trump’s apocalyptic warning, North Korea said it was "carefully examining" a plan to strike the American Pacific territory of Guam with missiles.
The North Korean military said it could carry out a pre-emptive strike if there were signs of an American provocation.