U.S. officials watched North Korea prepare for the Tuesday launch of its first successful intercontinental ballistic missile, a well-placed senior U.S. official told Fox News – however, no anti-missile defense systems appear to have been activated to shoot down the rocket. The U.S. had watched North Korea fueling the rocket prior to launch, the official said. Related Image Expand / Collapse"Clearly we watch North Korea very closely," Pentagon spokesman Capt. "Not one we have seen before," Davis said, adding the missile lifted off from an aircraft plant near Panghyon -- a location North Korea hadn't previously used for a launch. "Longest time of flight for any ballistic missile North Korea has launched to date," Davis said.

Source: Fox News July 05, 2017 16:11 UTC