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U.S. may need stronger defense against North Korea missiles -admiral
by Reuters
Wednesday, 26 April 2017 17:21 GMT
(Adds further remarks from Harris, paragraphs 5, 14-16)
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The United States may need to strengthen its missile defenses, particularly in Hawaii, given the advancing threat from North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programs, the top U.S. commander in the Pacific told Congress on Wednesday.
Just hours before the entire U.S. Senate was due to receive a top-level briefing on North Korea at the White House, Admiral Harry Harris testified that he believed Pyongyang's threats against the United States needed to be taken seriously.
http://news.trust.org/item/20170426161755-k74pb