This Is How The U.S. Mainland Will Defend Itself Against A North Korean Nuclear Missile Attack

Chloe Whiteaker, Jeremy Scott Diamond and Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg: How Would the U.S. Defend Against a North Korean Nuclear Attack?

After successfully testing two intercontinental ballistic missiles and a bomb with far more destructive power than those dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the North Korean nuclear threat has never been more credible. When asked on Wednesday about possible military action, President Donald Trump said, “We’ll see what happens.” That did little to reassure those still shaken by his remarks last month that the U.S. military was “locked and loaded” and that further threats from Pyongyang would be met with “fire and fury.” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, for his part, is still pushing for a diplomatic solution and hoping to calm fears of nuclear war, saying “Americans should sleep well at night.” But should we?

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WNU Editor: Talk about putting one's faith on a defense platform that has only been tested under controlled situations. I definitely do not feel safe or comfortable that this will be s enough to protect the U.S. mainland from a serious North Korean nuclear missile attack.