Steps to expand missile defenses will cost $ 1 billion . Defense Secretary Hagel says 14 more missile interceptors will be deployed by 2017 . NEW : Last week , Miller told the Atlantic Council that `` North Korea 's shrill public pronouncements underscore the need for the U.S. to continue to take prudent steps to defeat any future North Korean '' intercontinental ballistic missile . The US has a new plan for the South China Sea, which is being called " freedom of navigation operations in international waters ". U.S. to work with Japan to increase radar capability to improve early warning , tracking .
Steps to expand missile defenses will cost $ 1 billion . Defense Secretary Hagel says 14 more missile interceptors will be deployed by 2017 . NEW : The US has a new plan for the South China Sea, which is being called " freedom of navigation operations in international waters ". U.S. to work with Japan to increase radar capability to improve early warning , tracking .