Bullet vs bullet :
to deal with ballistic missiles the US has assembled an impressive defense system. Will it work as advertised?/ Richard Halloran
- 2009
North Korea launches a ballistic missile the projectile will be sighted by a Japan-based United States radar perched on a bluff overlooking the sea of Japan. The defense department's 2008 report on Chinese military power listed 1,480 ballistic missiles. The Pentagon estimated 60 intercontinental ballistic missiles are capable of hitting targets in the continental ballistic. President Obama's plans for missile defense are unclear. His administration will support missile defense ensure that it is developed in a way that is pragmatic and cost effective and divert resources from other national security priorities until positive the technology will protect the American public.