Pentagon weighs bolstering defenses against missile attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is considering ways to expand U.S. homeland and overseas defenses against potential missile attack.

This might involve adding a network of satellites in space to more effectively detect and track hostile targets.

Details on how far the administration hopes to press this in a largely supportive Congress are expected to be revealed when the Pentagon releases results of a missile defense review as early as Thursday.

The administration is not expected to propose deploying anti-missile weapons in space.

President Donald Trump's detailed views on missile defense are not well-known.