Admiral says US can intercept North Korean missile

April 09, 2013 22:45

US defenses could intercept a ballistic missile launched by North Korea, the top US military commander in the Pacific said today as the relationship between the West and the communist government hit its lowest point since the end of the Korean War.

Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of US Pacific Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Kim Jong Un, the country's young and still relatively untested new leader, has used the past year to consolidate his power.

The admiral said Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles represents a clear threat to the United States and its allies in the region.

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