The White House has said US military leaders had briefed President Donald Trump on options regarding North Korea nuclear issue. US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford on Tuesday briefed Trump on a range of options to respond to any form of "aggression" from North Korea or to prevent the country "from threatening the US and its allies with nuclear weapons," said the White House in a statement, Xinhua reported.

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