Thursday 12.05.2005, CET 03:52 May 12, 2005 1:05 AM U.S. weighs rules for any North Korean missile strike please read in lead paragraph ...inbound North Korean missile... instead of ...inbound North Korean president... . A corrected story follows. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department is weighing whether a decision to shoot down any suspected inbound North Korean missile should go all the way to the president, a top general told Congress on Wednesday. Marine Gen. James Cartwright, commander of the Strategic Command that coordinates U.S. missile defense operations, said the authorization would ideally come from the president and the...
