Flaws found in defence system US would use against North Korean attack

Two serious technical flaws have been identified in the ground-launched anti-missile interceptors that the United States would rely on to defend itself against a nuclear attack by North Korea.

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Pentagon officials were informed of the problems as recently as last summer but decided to postpone corrective action. They told federal auditors that acting immediately to fix the defects would interfere with the production of new interceptors and slow a planned expansion of the nation's homeland missile defense system, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.

As a result, all 33 interceptors deployed at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County in California and Fort Greely in Alaska have one of the defects. Ten of those interceptors – plus eight being prepared for delivery this year – have both.

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Flaws found in defence system US would use against North Korean attack

Flaws found in defence system US would use against North Korean attack

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