PACOM Boss Wants Missile Defense in Hawaii

摘要

Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of US Pacific Command, told Congress the US likely needs an additional missile defense system in Hawaii. "Our ballistic missile architecture is sufficient to protect Hawaii today," he told the House Armed Services Committee, "but it can be overwhelmed." An ICBM attack with the proper number of missiles, from an adversary like North Korea, would force the US "to make a decision on which one to take out or not." His worry, he said, is that in such a situation, there is a possibility that "at least one [ICBM]... would get through."