WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump called on Jan. 17 for an update of America’s decades-old missile defense system that he said would protect the United States from emerging threats – adopting a Cold War stance while also promoting futuristic ambitions with his much-touted Space Force.
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This US Navy photo obtained June 16, 2017 shows F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 as they fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), front, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108)(R), USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112)(L), and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) in the western Pacific on June 12, 2017.
