Sheilds up!

Story: "The Pentagon activated its new U.S. ground-based interceptor missile defense system, and officials announced yesterday that any long-range missile launch by North Korea would be considered a "provocative act."
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Two Navy Aegis warships are patrolling near North Korea as part of the global missile defense and would be among the first sensors that would trigger the use of interceptors, the officials said yesterday.

The U.S. missile defense system includes 11 long-range interceptor missiles, including nine deployed at Fort Greeley, Alaska, and two at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The system was switched from test to operational mode within the past two weeks, the officials said."

And thats why we need star wars folks. Missle shield has its uses, despite the lack of the Soviet Union. We've still got China, North Korea, and India or Pakistan in the region, armed with nukes.
It would be very, very cool to see this system in action. North Korea's response should be very satisfying.