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Defense Tech: Let’s Hope North Korea Attacks on a Sunny Day

Via Crooks and Liars.

In July, the Washington Examiner ran an item that said the U.S. has a system in place that “is poised to shoot down anything launched from North Korea that threatens the American homeland or the critical interests of our regional allies like Japan and Australia.” This development, the piece argued, has led long-time skeptics to become “noticeably absent,” as if our defenses have finally reached a point that proved the merit behind the missile-defense idea.

Around the same time, while Kim Jung Il was poised to start testing his missiles, our defense system was having some trouble. Apparently, it was raining.

posted by Fergie @ 3/27/2007 02:29:00 PM