Former defence minister Peter MacKay says he laments not signing on to the U.S. ballistic missile defence program when he had the chance. What has changed lately, says MacKay, is the threat from North Korea, which over the last month has demonstrated an increasingly sophisticated capability for launching intercontinental ballistic missiles. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)Both MacKay and former Liberal defence minister Dave Pratt spoke in favour of joining the missile defence program when they testified before a Senate committee a few years ago. In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a U.S. MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile is fired during the combined military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea against North Korea at an undisclosed location in South Korea, in July. "Start with military-to-military confidence building dialogue between South and North Korea.

Source: CBC News August 02, 2017 00:56 UTC