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U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) continues to highlight the national security threat from North Korea and China. 

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After much speculation, our long-promised “October surprise” from our North Korean friends has been revealed. On Oct. 10, North Korea paraded a “monster” intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM), appearing to have capabilities that can give U.S. homeland missile defenses a run for their money.

The Department of Defense (DOD) is pursuing the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program to add capacity and capability to the existing Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, which defends the entire U.S. homeland against rogue state ballistic missiles. The DOD currently plans to buy 20 NGIs that will fill 20 existing empty silos in Fort Greely, Alaska, to augment the existing fleet of approximately 44 ground-based interceptors (GBIs).

In a revived era of great power competition, the United States must face revisionist powers and rogue regimes with advancing nuclear forces and a greater willingness to use them than we have experienced in the past. It’s incumbent upon the next administration to protect American citizens and interests from these rising threats.