A pair of Japanese destroyers shot down targets using a new type of defensive missile off Hawaii last week, according to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The JS Haguro then fired SM-2 and SM-3s at a short-range ballistic missile target and an anti-ship missile target, according to the agency. North Korea has fired more than 65 missiles so far this year. “However, I think it's important not to exaggerate what can be achieved by missile defense systems,” he said in an email Monday. “There is also the likelihood that advances in missile defense will only spur North Korea to invest further in efforts to evade such defenses.”
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