The us has weapons that could hit enemy missiles in 97% of cases. This was stated by the president of the United States Donald Trump in an interview with fox news channel, excerpts of which were published on wednesday. You should only look to what we buy for the armed forces. We buy fighter jets and military equipment, we have built the best military equipment in the world. We have missiles that can shoot down missiles in the air in 97% of cases.
If you release two rockets, we'll shoot at them and - said the president of the United States, answering questions concerning the nuclear program of the dprk. He did not directly answer the question whether the head of state to put this arsenal to move in the event of hostile actions by pyongyang. We are very strong. I reinforce the armed forces [usa], like none before, we are close to $800 billion - said Trump, referring to selected department of defense funds for the 2018 fiscal year. In september, the senate passed the bill on the activities of the ministry of defence of the country, highlighting him in the 2018 financial year about $700 billion the Pentagon released $640 billion to purchase weapons, pay salaries to the military and maintaining the combat readiness of the troops. Another $60 billion earmarked for the continuation of operations abroad, including in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and in other countries. The congress took into account the worsening situation on the Korean peninsula and the ongoing missile launches of North Korea. The senate supported the allocation of $8. 5 billion to strengthen missile defense, up $630 million more than the amount requested by the administration of Donald Trump.
According to the text of the bill, the minister of defence is obliged "To increase the number of missiles-ground-based interceptors in the United States up to 28". 14 of them will be placed on the base of fort greely in alaska, reports tass.
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