U.S. Missile Shield Sent To Guam After N. Korea Threat

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The United States is to deploy a THAAD missile defense battery to defend its bases on the Pacific island of Guam, the Pentagon said Wednesday following threats from North Korea.

The news that the ground-based system would be in place in the coming weeks came after two Aegis anti-missile destroyers were sent to the western Pacific to intercept any North Korean strike against U.S. or allied targets.

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