ABC News (September 18)
2017/ 09/ 20 by jd in Global News
Progress could involve an “active containment” strategy “using existing military capabilities, by forming a missile defense perimeter in international waters surrounding North Korea that would knock down every missile launched.” Not only is the idea currently feasible, it could be achieved relatively simply. “Just two U.S., Japanese, or Korean destroyers in international waters off North Korea could form this missile defense perimeter…. Intercepts could be calculated to occur outside of North Korean airspace, and to have the debris fall harmlessly into the ocean.”
Tags: Active containment, Airspace, Destroyers, Intercepts, International waters, Japan, Military capabilities, Missile defense, North Korea, Progress, South Korea, Strategy, U.S.
