Alaskans are concerned over the prospect that North Korea is getting ready to test a long-range missile that could reach strategic targets in their home state.
In the meantime, the state's political leaders are using the missile situation to send a message to the Obama administration: Maintain a strong military presence in Alaska.
I think the missile issue is not what they should be worried about. What all North Americans, especially those on the West Coast should be concerned about is North Korea's restarting their nuclear weapons program. Any radiation or fallout, whether accidental or caused by a detonation is going to be blown directly to North America, thanks to the jet stream. One or two missiles would be bad, but having the atmosphere poisoned with nuclear radiation would be a far greater danger.
Things would get real dangerous if N Korea were to shoot more long range missles. They would be bebbing the US to take action and perhaps not diplamtic.
There was a movie a number of years ago "On the Beach" where the world had a nuclear exchange and poisoned itself. The last remaning humans were in Austrailia waiting for the end. It is more likely now than it was during the Cold War. We live in dangerous times.
We will have him locked naked in a room with Hillary Clinton for a weekend. If that scare him nothing will.
There was a movie a number of years ago "On the Beach" where the world had a nuclear exchange and poisoned itself. The last remaning humans were in Austrailia waiting for the end. It is more likely now than it was during the Cold War. We live in dangerous times.