Pentagon: US Ready To Blast North Korea’s New Missile Out Of The Sky

North Korea claims it has a new ballistic missile, but the Pentagon says it can and will take it out if it poses a threat.

When North Korea tested a new surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile Sunday, the U.S. Navy had two guided-missile destroyers stationed in the Sea of Japan to shoot the missile down if necessary. Both ships, the USS Stethem and USS McCampbell, are armed with the Aegis ballistic missile system, which can reportedly track up to 100 missiles at the same time and intercept enemy projectile weaponry when needed, according to CNN.

The Aegis system is used by Japan and South Korea as well. The former has six Aegis destroyers, while the latter has three.

“We maintain abilities to be able to respond quickly and intercept missiles from North Korea if they do pose a threat to us or our allies,” said Pentagon spokesman U.S. Navy Captain Jeff Davis. “We worked very quickly with our Japanese and South Korean allies to make sure that it did not pose a threat.”

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