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N. Korea is not an easy prey unlike Iraq and Afghanistan.
"The threat is serious and real and should not, in my view, be played down," Prof. Mike Gruntman, a PhD and professor of astronautics at the University of Southern California, told Business Insider in a Mar. 8 email.
From The New York Times:
Officials acknowledged that the ground-based interceptors based in Alaska and California have shown dubious capabilities in tests, and said the additional interceptors would be deployed only when they had proven their capability. “We have confidence in our system,” Mr. Hagel said.
In a speech Tuesday, James Miller, Defense Undersecretary for Policy also spoke of the threat. From the Marine Corps Times:
"Our concern about Pyongyang's potential ICBM capability is compounded by the regime's focus on developing nuclear weapons. North Korea's third nuclear test last month is obviously a serious concern for all nations," he said.
At the Friday press briefing, officials stressed that the entire United States would be covered [from potential threats] by interceptors stationed in Alaska.
Read more: Pentagon: North Korean Missiles Can Reach The United States - Business Insider