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Pentagon says it can protect U.S., allies from N. Korean missile threats

The U.S. Defense Department, reacting to North Korea`s statement that it plans to test an intercontinental allistic missile, said on Tuesday it was confident in its ability to protect U.S. allies and the U.S. homeland from threats from Pyongyang.

Washington: The U.S. Defense Department, reacting to North Korea`s statement that it plans to test an intercontinental allistic missile, said on Tuesday it was confident in its ability to protect U.S. allies and the U.S. homeland from threats from Pyongyang.

"We have a ballistic missile defense ... umbrella that we`re confident in for the region and to protect the United States homeland," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told a news briefing two days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was close to testing an ICBM. 

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