A former top CIA official has warned the United States that a military attack against North Korea will have “devastating consequences” but “no guarantee of success.”
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the US is ready to use the “full range” of capabilities, including nuclear arsenal, at its disposal in dealing with North Korea, after the country conducted a test of a hydrogen bomb that could be placed on an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense James Mattis threatened North Korea with a “massive military response,” but he stopped short of threatening the country with a nuclear attack.
Michael Morell, who served as acting and deputy director of the CIA, told CBS News on Monday that the United States faces two choices on North Korea.
“One is a military attack with devastating consequences and no guarantee of success, and the other is acceptance of where they are and where they’re…