The Sea-based, X-band Radar (SBX 1) is seen as it transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam, Hawaii, US in this file photoCourtesy Daniel Barker/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS)
IBTimes: Pentagon deploys high-tech radar in response to North Korea's ICBM threat, says official
Earlier this month, Kim Jong-un said his country was close to test-launching a long-range missile.
The Pentagon has deployed a high-tech military radar to watch for a possible North Korean Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test launch in the coming months, a US defence official said.
The radar known as the Sea-based X-band radar (SB-X) can track long-range missile launches and provide important data. It left on Monday and would reach its destination, almost 2,000 miles northwest of Hawaii, towards the end of January, the official said speaking on the condition of anonymity.
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Update #1: US deploys monitoring radar after N.Korea long-range missile threat (AFP)
Update #2: US Deploys Sea-Based X-Band Radar To Counter North Korean Nuclear Missile Launch (Defense World)
WNU Editor: It looks like the U.S. intel/military community are expecting a North Korean ICBM test launch.
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