The US missile defence program, initially written off by sceptics as a waste of money and effort, can already intercept and destroy a North Korean ballistic missile aimed at the US mainland.
The program now has bipartisan support in the US, and increasing numbers of militaries around the world, such as the Germans and the Dutch, are pursuing their own missile defence. Lieutenant-General Obering said although there were still technical issues to overcome, the basic utility of missile defence had been well established.
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