Mattis: No need yet to shoot down NKorean missiles
WASHINGTON (AP) " Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. has not attempted to shoot down any of North Korea's missiles -- including two that have recently overflown Japan -- because they have not posed a direct threat.In remarks to reporters at the Pentagon, Mattis said U.S. and Japanese missile defenses have been ready to respond, but were not needed.If a North Korean missile were to threaten U.S. or Japanese territory, he said, "that would elicit a different response from [...]
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