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Carter: US may not shoot down North Korean test missile

By Jamie McIntyre
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Carter: US may not shoot down North Korean test missile

United States Defense Secretary Ash Carter said if North Korea test fires an intercontinental ballistic missile that doesn’t directly threaten the U.S. or its allies in the region, the Pentagon may decide not to shoot it down.

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