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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo take part in an arrival ceremony at the Pentagon, Aug. 30, 2017. Soog and Mattis discussed the state of the U.S.-South Korean alliance and the threat posed by North Korea’s continued intransigence on its nuclear and missile programs. DoD photo by Jim Garamone

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