Could America shield Alaska from a NKorean missile?

WASHINGTON, D.C: It is every Alaskan’s nightmare: finding themselves within range of a North Korean missile. As that fear came one step closer to reality this week, America’s ability to block an incoming attack is under scrutiny.

On Tuesday, the northwestern US state awoke to the news that Pyongyang had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile which— though it came crashing down in the Sea of Japan—had a probable range of over 5,500 kilometers, enough to reach Alaskan shores.