U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel speaks at his news conference at the Pentagon in WashingtonBy using Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel introduced plans on Friday to bolster U.S. missile defenses in response to "irresponsible and reckless provocations" with the aid of North Korea, which threatened a preemptive nuclear strike towards america remaining week. Hagel stated the Pentagon would add 14 new anti-missile interceptors at Citadel Greely in Alaska – an effective reversal of an early Obama administration determination – and move ahead with the deployment of a second missile-safety radar in Japan. …

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