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Korea which are forcing a change in u.s. national security. the pentagon has announced a major expansion in missile defense. chris lawrence has more. >> fred, the pentagon plans to spend up to a billion dollars to beef up its missile defense system but the big question is will these missiles actually work? if a nuclear miss sell ever fired at the united states this is the best hope to stop it, 30 interceptor missile that is can be launched from ground silos in alaska and california. now the pent...

David lee? >> over my shoulder off in the distance is the iron dome, missile defense system. it is quiet now, but a few hours ago, a number of interceptor missiles were fired. look at the video that we recorded at about 8:30 local time. you can see there were three interceptor missiles fired just seconds apart. then there was a brief lull and then there was a fourth interceptor missile that was fired. in the nearby area, people ducked for cover. the air raid sirens wed. people on the highway pul...

Lages. meanwhile, u.n. investigators reveal finding in massacre of may to 100 men, women and children. they said they couldnt definitive but pointed the finger at syrian security forces. >> we consider that the fastest department may have been responsible for many deaths. >> secretary of state clinton is said to attend a meeting this weekend of world powers to deal with the syrian crisis. she says she has great hope it could be a turning point in conflict. folks here tell me, theyre not holding ...

East coast the pentagon did not request this and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says this. >> in my military judgment the program of record for ballistic missile defense for the homeland as we have submitted it is adequate and sufficient to the task and thats a suite of ground-based and sea-based interceptors. so i dont see a need beyond what we submitted in the last budget. jenna: the west coast already has interceptor sites in california and alaska, off hawaii. the u.s. military jus...

Missile program. it is noteworthy that a top u.s. air force general echoed much of this report in october of 2015 when he said north korea does have the ability to militarize a warhead. it is as the pentagon is wrapping up their effort to shoot it down. president trumps budget for this year actually cuts missile defense. top republican leaders include chairman matt thorndike has inserted language that will increase missile defense, but it is also noteworthy, the result of it recent test wording ...

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James searing. he is director of the missile defense agency and he sat through a rare and exquisite interview with us. listen here. >> its a matter of time. there are demonstrating increased capability range, altitude and capacity over the last several years and more recently over the last several months. >> what will happen today is the u.s. will launch an intercontinental ballistic missile from the marshall islands and the pacific ocean, a few minutes after that, they will launch the intercept...

Base in california. >> good evening. this was without doubt the most critical test yet of the u.s. missile defense system with the pentagon under huge pressure to deliver a successful strike and thus send a powerful message to north korea or any other nation that might target the united states. >> the launch of the grand base interceptor missile was spectacular and deadly serious. testing the first line of u.s. defense should north korea fire a nuclear weapons at an american city. the pentagon b...

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