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Carter says U.S. would shoot down North Korea missiles as Beijing voices concern over ICBM test

A man walks by as people watch a TV news program showing an image published earlier in the day in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper of North Korea's ballistic missile that the North claimed to have launched from underwater, at Seoul Railway station in Seoul last April. With Donald Trump getting ready to become president, North Korea is talking about launching an ICBM and Washington officials are saying they will shoot down anything that threatens the territory of the U.S. or its allies. | AP

Kyodo

Jan 10, 2017

WASHINGTON/BEIJING –

The United States would shoot down a North Korean missile if it threatened U.S. territory or that of its allies, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Sunday.

Carter made the remarks after North Korea stepped up rhetoric indicating the likelihood of an intercontinental ballistic missile launch, with Pyongyang reportedly saying the same day it could take place at any time and location determined by the leadership.

In an NBC interview, Carter described Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs as a "serious threat" to the United States.

Carter says U.S. would shoot down North Korea missiles as Beijing voices concern over ICBM test

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