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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announces a change in the U.S. missile defense deployment during a Pentagon press briefing on March 15, 2013. Hagel told reporters that the Department of Defense would increase missile defense investments in Alaska to counter the threat from North Korea.

Secretary Hagel announces a change in the U.S. missile defense deployment

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announces a change in the U.S. missile defense deployment during a Pentagon press briefing on March 15, 2013. Hagel told reporters that the Department of Defense would increase missile defense investments in Alaska to counter the threat from North Korea.

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