U.S. may be within N. Korea missile range in 3 years, official warns "...Cartwright said he was "90%-plus" confident that the U.S. could shoot down a missile launched at the United States from North Korea. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has proposed trimming the overall U.S. missile defense budget, but has requested $900 million to maintain and improve interceptor missiles now based in California and Alaska...."
Reference: www.latimes.com .