A leading expert in missile defense told Fox News there would not be much time to decide to shoot down a North Korean missile. “Keep in mind the entire flight time from North Korea to the United States is well under any hour [and] the authority is given in advance. “North Korea has hundreds of missiles, the THAAD battery is not there to defend the entire peninsula,” said Karako. Separately, a ballistic missile defense warship will always be on alert near Japan. The official says that three of the four warships are ballistic missile defense ships capable of shooting down North Korean missiles.

Source: Fox News September 08, 2017 23:22 UTC