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PACOM Chief Says Hawaii Needs More Protection Against North Korean Missiles

PACOM Chief Says Hawaii Needs More Protection Against North Korean Missiles
Navy Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command. (File photo courtesy of U.S. Pacific Command)

The United States should put a missile-tracking radar in Hawaii and consider placing interceptor missiles there as well to better protect the island state against North Korean ballistic missiles, according to the head of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM).While existing U.S. ballistic missile defenses, including ground-based interceptors in Alaska and California, are adequate to protect Hawaii today, North Korea might eventually be able to overwhelm those defenses with the long-range weapons it is developing, said Navy Adm. Harry Harris, who testified before the House…

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