Ballistic Missile Threat Said To Be On The Upswing

A senior Pentagon official says the threat of ballistic missiles is on the rise in the U.S., reports the American Forces Press Service.

The Dept. of Defense sees the threat as being the greatest from "regional actors" such as Iran and North Korea, James Miller, the deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.

Though neither Iran nor North Korea has yet acquired missiles that could hit the U.S., they are working to acquire...