Mattis hints at secret 'kinetic' military options for North Korea

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"Just to clarify, you said that there were possible military options that would not create a grave risk to Seoul," a reporter said later. "Are we talking kinetic options as well?"

"Yes, I don't want to go into that," Mattis said, agreeing that his closely held military option involved kinetic action, a euphemism to describe lethal military force.