North Korea's newly demonstrated missile muscle puts Alaska within range of potential attack and stresses the Pentagon's missile defenses like never before. U.S. officials believe North Korea is still short of being able to miniaturize a nuclear warhead to fit atop an intercontinental missile. The Trump administration, like its recent predecessors, has put its money on finding a diplomatic path to halting and reversing North Korea's nuclear program. For all its advances, the Pentagon is not satisfied that the current defensive system is adequate for North Korea's accelerating missile advances. The full House and Senate are expected to consider the committees' legislation, and the boost in missile defense money, later this month.

Source: ABC News July 05, 2017 20:02 UTC