Pentagon: US missile defence systems provide insufficient protection

US missile defence systems are unable to provide a sufficient level of protection, Marc Berkowitz, assistant to the US Secretary of Defence, has acknowledged.

During a hearing before a specialised committee of the United States Senate, the Pentagon official said that at present, the US missile defence system is limited, and its effectiveness is declining in the face of emerging advanced threats, Caliber.Az reports.

Berkowitz noted that US missile defence systems offer only minimal protection against hypersonic weapons, advanced cruise missiles, and large-scale ballistic missile strikes.

“The United States is facing intensifying strategic competition in the security environment. Our rivals are expanding, diversifying, and increasing the sophistication of their arsenals of missile and aerial weapons,” he stressed.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov