Mattis: If N. Korea Continues to Build Ballistic Missiles It Endangers World Peace and the U.S.

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MATTIS: "Mr. President, Senator and Speaker, a little over two and half hours ago North Korea launched a intercontinental ballistic missile, it went higher, frankly, than any previous shot they've taken. It is research in development effort on their part to continue building ballistic missiles that can threaten everywhere in the world basically. And in response the South Koreans, have fired some pinpoint missiles out into the water to make sure the North Korea understand that they could be taken under fire by our ally, but the bottom line is, that's a continued effort to build threat, a ballistic missile threat, that endangers world peace, regional peace and certainly the United States."