The Defense Department does not have a capability to shoot down long-range enemy missiles early in flight to deal with the North Korean nuclear threat, the Pentagon's top officer told Congress Tuesday, offering a classified briefing to lawmakers interested in efforts to arm an unmanned aerial vehicle with such a weapon. Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was asked during a Sept. 26 Senate Armed Services Committee reconfirmation hearing about the status of efforts to deploy...
