Pentagon to deploy missile defense to Guam to counter N. Korea




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Summary: The Pentagon is deploying a ballistic missile defense system to Guam in coming weeks to strengthen its posture in the Pacific against a North Korean missile threat. "This deployment will strengthen defense capabilities for American citizens in the U.S. territory of Guam and U.S. forces stationed there," Pentagon spokeswoman Army Lt. Col. Cathy Wilkinson said in a statement.