The United States will deploy additional ground-based missile interceptors as part of efforts to enhance the nation's ability to defend itself from attack by North Korea or Iran, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Friday.
Still relatively new in his post, the Pentagon chief told reporters that 14 additional interceptors would bring the total to 44. He said the expansion should be completed by 2017.
Part of the move would involve reopening a missile field at Fort Greely, Alaska, Hagel said.
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Mmmm. Beef missiles.
That's what the headline makes it appear to be...
So we are to beef up defenses against two new 'super' powers N.Korea & Iran. Forgotten now are mere 'has beens' like Russia and 'negligible' China.
Iran according to our own spy agencies and those of our allies is far from even having a glimmer of some kind of a nuclear weapon and the delivery system to reach our shores , a dream.
N.Korea has tested nuclear weapons of dubious & unknown capacity and have boasted that their missiles can reach our pacific shore ??
Lol im with you @ saywhat. This kinda crap makes it hard to believe anything they feel necessary to tell us anymore doesnt it?
Amercian meddling destabilizes the world. The north is defending against American provocations and imperialism. Why are we still in Korea? The industrial military complex ginning up a threat to keep the armament manufacturing and weapon sales going, that's why. Sequester the Department of Defense and Bush's unfunded wars some more, and invest the savings at home
Amen to that. I was hoping the President would move us away from a perpetual war footing. It just goes to show the momentum and inertia of the MIC. Would somebody please... Give peace a chance!
Does this mean we are not fireing cases of beef over to North Korea?
Our almost insane obsessions with these countries and lack of any rational approach to resolve issues falling short of militarism, would be our undoing.
"Iraq war could end up costing 6 trillion dollars' report. Perpetual wars could end up costing us our country.
Wake up folks.