FOX First: U.S. Increases Missile Defenses


Sources tell FOX News that North Korea’s threat of a preemptive nuclear strike on the United States has led a reversal by the Obama Administration and an increase in domestic missile defenses.

With North Korea increasing its threats against the U.S. and advancing its nuclear and missile technology, the Obama Administration is changing course on missile defense. The Pentagon is deploying 14 additional ground-based missile interceptors in Alaska and California.
These facilities were set up during the Bush Administration, but work was halted by President Obama. Given the worsening threat from North Korea, a decision was made to proceed again. Republicans say time and money was wasted in the delay, but a White House official says there was less need for the interceptors then; the need now is much greater.
At the White House Mike Majchrowitz, FOX News Radio.
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