Ping
“90% probability we can shoot it down” ... is there any probability on the Norks actually dropping a missile on Hawaii? 0.1%? 0.001%? Seems we’re just playing along with their delusions of grandeur. What if we took no freaking notice of them? Or are the Norks getting hard currency from R or C to make us reveal OUR capabilities?
“”U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he has ordered the deployment of a new missile defense system and a sophisticated tracking radar to respond to any North Korean missile launch that threatens Hawaii.””
“”and he has ordered a new high-altitude missile interceptor system deployed to Hawaii, along with a floating radar system to provide tracking data.””
I’ve read this over and over and I don’t see anywhere that this system (it appears to be two new systems) he’s talking about has to be approved by Congress. I didn’t know new systems could just be ordered without lengthy pro and con discussions about them. Or was that just in the Reagan era?
Weren’t some of our missile defense systems in the US eliminated in the past couple of years?
The Obama Administration is actually going to use it this time? Really?
“missile launch that threatens Hawaii”
How about Alaska, Guam, Japan, South Korea?
Just knock them down on the pad.
Amazing how fast we can muster forces for an alleged NK missile launch but it takes weeks to get 1200 National Guard down to the Mexican/American border......... =.=
[Granny] Gates says he has ordered the deployment of a new missile defense system and a sophisticated tracking radar to respond to any North Korean missile launch that threatens Hawaii.Psst! Best defense is a good offense.
“...Without telegraphing what we will do, I would just say I think we are in a good position, should it become necessary, to protect American territory.”
Good call there Bill.../sarc
And I thought we could get in trouble for divulging ships movement and other classified information...Whew...I feel better now...