US has North Korea missile threat covered: Pentagon

The Pentagon on Friday repeated reassurances that the United States and its regional allies are well protected against any threat from North Korean missiles, after Pyongyang conducted a new nuclear test. The renegade country has now conducted five nuclear tests and dozens of missile launches, and says it has realized its goal of being able to fit a miniaturized warhead on a rocket. "This is a threat we recognize as very real and we are always ensuring that we are outpacing it," Pentagon spokesma