Can U.S. defend against North Korea missiles? Not everyone agrees

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World News | Thu Jul 6, 2017 | 7:32am EDT
Can U.S. defend against North Korea missiles? Not everyone agrees


By Mike Stone | WASHINGTON

Not everybody asserts as confidently as the Pentagon that the U.S. military can defend the United States from the growing threat posed by North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile capability.

Pyongyang's first test on Tuesday of an ICBM with a potential to strike the state of Alaska has raised the question: How capable is the U.S. military of knocking down an incoming missile or barrage of missiles?

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