Mattis: US would 'take out' any NKorean missile aimed at US
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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. will "take out" any North Korean missile it detects is heading for American soil, including the Pacific island of Guam.
Mattis says a North Korean missile strike on the U.S. would mean war.
North Korea has said it is considering a plan to launch four ballistic missiles to land in the sea just short of Guam.
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Asked how the U.S. would respond, Mattis initially declined to say.
When pressed, he said that if U.S. radars and other detection and tracking systems determine that a missile was going to fall into the sea, short of Guam, then the matter would be taken to President Donald Trump for a decision on how to respond.