LONDON — US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said North Korea was acting in a reckless manner and must be stopped.
"This is a threat of both rhetoric and growing capability, and we will be working with the international community to address this — we are doing so right now," Mattis said in reply to a question about the potential threat to the US from ballistic missiles.
"Right now it appears to be going in a very reckless manner in what its conduct is portraying for the future, and that's got to be stopped," Mattis said.
(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan and Phil Stewart; Writing by William James; editing by Stephen Addison)
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