Trump eyes boosting missile defense for Japan, S. Korea over N. Korea

Trump eyes boosting missile defense for Japan, S. Korea over N. Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump, seen in this file photo, said in an interview with Reuters on Feb. 23, 2017 that he is "very angry" at North Korea's ballistic missile test earlier in the month, and that boosting a missile defense system for Japan and South Korea is among the options to counter provocative acts by Pyongyang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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