Could America shield Alaska from a North Korean missile? Fears for the state rise after Kim Jong-Un’s successful ICBM test launch
Kim Jong-Un successfully test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile this week
It stirred fears in the state of Alaska which could fall in to the weapon’s blast zone
Sen. Dan Sullivan is urging politicians to boost US missile defense
Forty-four missile interceptors will be placed at airbases along the US’s north west coast by the end of the year
DailyMail.com
6 July 2017
It is every Alaskan’s nightmare: finding themselves within range of a North Korean missile. As that fear came one step closer to reality this week, America’s ability to block an incoming attack is under scrutiny.
On Tuesday, the northwestern US state awoke to the news that Pyongyang had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile which — though it came crashing down in the Sea of Japan — had a probable range of over 5,500 kilometers (3,400 miles), enough to reach Alaskan shores.
The US military has faith that its high-tech defensive systems could fend off any attack from North Korea — at least for now.
‘It’s something we have confidence in,’ said Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis, who called the latest development a ‘nascent threat.’
But other observers are not so sure, rattled by the pace of Kim Jong-Un’s missile program and his stated aim of building a nuclear-tipped ICBM.
‘Now more than ever, it’s imperative for Alaskans and the rest of the nation that we be prepared,’ tweeted Senator Dan Sullivan, one of several Alaskan congressmen who backed a bipartisan bill last month aimed at expanding US missile defenses.
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