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To: combjelly who wrote (491647)	6/29/2009 8:45:45 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577025

I said we didn't have the capability to shoot down an ICBM aimed at an unknown target. Because we don't. I don't know about "unknown target" - that could be anything. But there is every reason to believe the GBIs could handle an incoming ICBM. At least as likely, the AEGIS SM3s would be used. These have a range of 300 miles, and at least 15 AEGIS warships are equipped to track incoming ICBMs, plus some cruisers. The currently deployed systems could likely handle multiple Taepodong 2s. Hundreds or thousands, no. But those aren't the numbers we're dealing with.