If you have the assets on the island, why not use them to protect against possible missile attacks from North Korea?

Riki Ellison

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Over the next four years, the United States has to increase its current capacity of our deployed systems, aggressively push for more and faster deployment.

This system is now in place to protect southern Europe from any specific threat from Iran should they decide to continue to break the treaty.

It's a huge success. by Riki Ellison

It's a huge success.

If one missile doesn't work, you have another system to use again... by Riki Ellison

If one missile doesn't work, you have another system to use against enemy threats.

This is great timing because it demonstrates our capability to track and intercept the kind of missiles that are being fired in and against Syria, it proves that sensors from another country's ship can be used to give the Navy early warning of potential threats, and those ships can be used to protect American ships.

It is the U.S. Department of Defense's best case of equal funding and engineering shared with an allied country to develop and ... field a new weapon system to better enhance the national security of both nations.

Missile defense is absolutely critical to the GCC right now, they're not as efficient playing separately as they would be all playing as one team.