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Report: US it is unable to defend against ballistic missiles from Iran or North Korea 


The Pentagon has spent billions of dollars on technology that has not proven effective US missile systems are unable to protect the territory of the country in case of intercontinental missile attacks from North Korea or Iran, according to a report by the US Office of Accountability Statements (GAO). 

the agency of Congress said the missile Defense Agency at the Pentagon continues to spend billions of dollars on technology that has not proven its ability to cope with missile attacks. the report says test intercepts missile defense system based on land (GMD, according to its acronym in English) have only succeeded in half of the cases. 

the GAO said the missile shield would protect US only against a limited ballistic missile North Korea or Iran attack. The missile defense system based on US soil is riddled with flaws "The deployment of systems that have not completed testing would increase the risk to the US military, they would have to operate systems whose capabilities and limitations would be beyond their understanding," reads the report.  

The GAO concluded that US . should redesign and make further testing the key components of the GMD, and it is unlikely that the target set by the president to deploy 44 interceptors by the end of 2017. concrete release this February 7 by North Korea of a space satellite , seen by many as a test of ballistic missile, it has generated international condemnation and renewed concerns about Pyongyang's nuclear program.