US to add missile interceptors in Alaska amid concerns over N Korea

March 16, 2013 by legitgov

US to add missile interceptors in Alaska amid concerns over N Korea 16 Mar 2013 The United States will bolster its defenses against a possible North Korean missile strike by siting 14 more interceptors in Alaska. The new batteries will boost by almost half the 30 interceptors already deployed along the California and Alaska coastline and should be in place by 2017, as Pyongyang races to develop a nuclear-armed ballistic threat. With North Korea having tested nuclear devices and launched a satellite, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said the upgrade was designed to "stay ahead of the threat" as Kim Jong-un's state [allegedly] attempts to marry its bombs to its missile technology.