U.S. Missile Defense Shield Activated

Shield Up -- Washington Free Beacon

Pentagon activates missile defenses for expected N. Korean missile test.

The Pentagon has placed its national missile defense shield on heightened alert amid reports that North Korea is preparing a missile flight test, according to defense officials.

The higher alert status includes moving two Aegis-equipped missile defense ships to waters near North Korea and readying long-range ground-based interceptors in Alaska and California, said officials familiar with the status.

The Pentagon also announced on Wednesday it is deploying one of its newest ground-based missile defenses to the U.S. island of Guam, a major U.S. military hub in the South Pacific.

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My Comment: Even though North Korea lacks the means to hit the U.S. with a missile .... South Korea and Japan are in range.