<blockquote>'After experimenting with the technology for more than a decade, U.S. military officials said “directed energy” is near the point where they could use it on the battlefield.
“It’s not a hope. This is what we’re doing,” Vice Adm. James Syring, director of the Missile Defense Agency, said Wednesday..'
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Pentagon: We’re Closer Than Ever to Lasers That Can Stop Iranian, North Korean Missiles, August 17, 2016</blockquote>
<blockquote>'North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic-missile programs are banned by United Nations resolutions, but Pyongyang has continued the tests, saying they are necessary to prevent aggression by the United States.
On July 27, U.S. General Mark Miller, the Army chief of staff, warned that North Korea’s ability to launch a missile capable of reaching the United States was advancing significantly and faster than expected.'
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U.S., Japan Confirm North Korean Ballistic Missile Launch, July 28, 2017</blockquote>
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