adminAt a Senate hearing, Samuel Locklear, commander of US Pacific Command, said if it was “in defence of the homeland . . . and if it was defence of our allies,” he would recommend US forces shoot down DPRK missile, if the country launches one.
“I believe we have a credible ability to defend the homeland, to defend Hawaii, defend Guam, to defend our forward-deployed forces and defend our allies,” said Locklear.
However, Locklear rejected the idea to shoot down a DPRK missile regardless of whether it poses a threat or what the intended target is, saying he “would not recommend that”.
As tensions on the Korean Peninsula continues to rise, the US military has moved many missile-defence capabilities into the region, such as Aegis guided-missile destroyers USS John McCain and USS Decatur.
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defence System will also be deployed to Guam. — Xinhua.
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