Pentagon considering reinforcing missile defenses after Iranian strikes
After Iran's Jan. 8 ballistic missile attacks on an Iraqi air base housing US forces, the Pentagon is now challenged with preventing a repeat occurrence.
![IRAQ-SECURITY/ U.S. soldiers inspect the site where an Iranian missile hit at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison - RC24FE9RIQUT](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/01-1/RTS2Y84B.jpg/RTS2Y84B.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=SaLl0iFf)
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