North Korea’s Next Shot
On June 11, 2009, the Heritage Foundation will host a panel discussion in Allison Auditorium at 2 p.m. ET. Speakers Lt. Gen. Henry “Trey” Obering and Heritage’s Walter Lohman and James Dean will discuss President Barack Obama’s missile defense budget cuts ($1.4 billion), his limiting interceptor deployment in Alaska and California, and his non-commitment to a third missile shield in Europe.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP at the event web page.
In other North Korea-related news, the Missile Defense Agency says the U.S. military has improved its ability to shoot down long-range missiles North Korea could be gearing up to launch. The military conducted a test simulating an attack from North Korea on December 5. (Source)
This news comes in the wake of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates’s statement that “there were some signs” North Korea will launch a Taepodong-2, a long-range missile with a reported range of 6,200 miles. Last year, it was reported that North Korea was building a missile launch site capable of firing advanced rockets.
Tags: Barack Obama, Henry Obering, North Korea, Robert Gates, Taepodong-2