generation of russian missiles could strike critical military radars and missiles inside the united states. the development of the cruise missiles that they have that have a very long range, from the russian from eastern russia she can reach infrastructure in alaska and canada that we rely on for homeland defense mission. reporter: this is the mission s missile. it s a none nuclear long range cruise missile in the final stages of russian development. its range gives the russians the ability to fire from near their own coastline. it s highly precise, flies low and is difficult to detect. if we don t have the ability to detect it we can t defend against it. reporter: that means not just alaska is at risk, but even the eastern united states from potential missile launches in the atlantic. over time norad will face