Trump announces huge expansion of US missile defense system
(The Guardian North Korea)

Arms control experts fear system review, unveiled at Pentagon, could fuel arms race with Russia and ChinaDonald Trump has announced plans for a huge expansion of US missile defense with aim of destroying enemy missiles `anywhere, anytime, any place`.The missile defense review, which Trump unveiled on Thursday in a speech at the Pentagon, calls for a major upgrade in land and sea-based missile interceptor systems, as well as the development of a layer of satellite sensors in low orbit that would help track new types of cruise missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles (HGVs) countries like Russia and China are developing. Related: US plans new space sensors for missile defence against `rogue states` Continue reading...