Ash Carter: “We will continue our efforts to degrade and defeat ISIL, which poses a threat to the United States and the international…”

China has and shares important responsibility for this development and has an important responsibility to reverse it.

Iran's ballistic missile activities pose a significant threat to the Joint Force and our regional allies and partners, particularly Israel.

The international community, United Nations Security Council and especially the other six-party powers must hold North Korea accountable for this latest act and heighten the pressure on North Korea.

I can't support, and won't support, is anything that moves towards instability.