The Missile Defense Agency conducted a flight test of the Ground Based Midcourse Defense System interceptor January 31, 2010 from the US Army's Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced March 15, 2013 increased missile defense in response to threats from North Korea.

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The Missile Defense Agency conducted a flight test of the Ground Based Midcourse Defense System interceptor January 31, 2010 from the US Army's Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced March 15, 2013 increased missile defense in response to threats from North Korea.

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