Mattis on North Korean ICBM: 'We knew as soon as it was fired'

摘要

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the United States was aware of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test the moment it was launched July 3. "We knew as soon as it was fired," he told reporters at the Pentagon July 6, according to a readout provided by the Defense Department. Mattis said he did not believe the launch, though provocative, had brought the United States and North Korea closer to war.