That North Korean long-distance missile launch proves that the United States requires a vigorous missile defense system, according to Sen. John McCain of Arizona, ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, according to news reports. North Korea has built and tested nuclear-weapon capabilities, though it may not yet have miniaturized a nuclear weapon to fit atop an intercontinental ballistic missile. In that test this month, the North Korean Taepo Dong-2 rocket traveled more than 1,200 miles, arcing over Japan,…
North Korean Missile Launch Proves U.S. Needs Missile Defense: McCain
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