US vows ‘immediate and specific action’ to intercept North Korean missiles fired at allies

The US will take immediate and specific actions to intercept any North Korean missile fired at US allies, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said on Thursday. “We would take immediate, specific actions to take it down,” Mattis said in response to a question asked during a press conference in Washington following an annual high-level meeting of the US’s and Japan’s foreign and defence ministers, according to South Korean Yonhap News agency. Mattis’ comments…