A ground-based interceptor missile at the Missile Defense Complex, Fort Greely, Alaska. (U.S. Army)President Trump proclaimed Wednesday that there is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea after his talks with Kim Jong Un, but the Defense Department is spending billions of dollars preparing to counter one. Trump said North Korea is “no longer” a nuclear threat, but he did not say the country no longer poses a missile threat. In its overview requesting the funds, the Missile Defense Agency specifically cited the North Korean nuclear threat as a driving factor. “North Korea is committed to developing a long-range, nuclear-armed missile that is capable of posing a direct threat to the United States.”

Source: Washington Post June 13, 2018 21:10 UTC