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MDA Director: Systems Can Defend U.S. From North Korean ICBMs

Wednesday, August 9th, 2017

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MDA Director: Systems Can Defend U.S. From North Korean ICBMs

Lt. Gen Samuel Greaves, director of the Missile Defense Agency. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The U.S. ballistic missile defense forces are capable today of defending against North Korean ballistic missile threats but are still developing future capabilities for future threats, the Defense Department’s newest missile defense chief said on Wednesday.Lt. Gen Samuel Greaves, who was recently installed as the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), directly responded to a question at the annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium on whether U.S. ballistic missile defenses could defend against a North Korean…

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