Report IDs Fort Drum as potential missile placement site

Fort Drum
The placement of defense missiles on the East Coast, potentially at Fort Drum, could help better defend the nation from a long-range missile attack, according to a report issued this week.

The report, created by a committee of the National Research Council at the request of Congress, also suggests Rome or northern Maine as potential Northeastern sites.

According to researchers, the nation’s current missile defense system is “very expensive and has limited effectiveness.” The system offers “early but fragile” capability from potential threats from North Korea, but is limited in its ability to counter attacks from other regions, the report states.

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