or the interception fails, an icbm launched from north korea would take a little bit more than 30 minutes to reach the homeland u.s. and also east coast will take slightly more time. reporter: they simulated an attack. and the simulation shows 33 minutes from the time of launch to the time of impact if u.s. missile defenses fail to shoot down the icbm. missile defense begins here. reporter: for years u.s. leaders have reassured the public. the nation should be very confident. reporter: and america s allies. we will shoot them out of the sky. reporter: missile defense systems can keep them safe. but virtually all ballistic missiles travel at more than five times the speed of sound. sometimes faster. it has been described as hitting a bullet with a bullet.
front. reporter: in the skies near japan f15 on the hunt for a suspected north korean intercontinental ballistics missile capturing what could be last seconds in flight. this rare video released by japan s military, experts say the burning object resemble as ballistic missile boost rocket reentering the atmosphere flying about an hour at hyper sonic speeds. if there s no interception, an icbm launched from north korea would take a little bit more than minutes to reach the moment land depending if it s the west coast or east coast will have more time. chinese scientists simulate add nuclear attack, according to the south china morning post the simulation shows 33 minutes from the time of launch till the time of impact. if u.s. missile defenses fail to
i. now, we put these sophisticated sensors or cameras on them, or even devices that can pick up radio signals. pick up your mobile phone conversations. we have used balloons in different ways. there is no evidence that the u.s. is running balloons off the coast of china. now, of course, both sides have satellites orbiting the earth picking up all sorts of elaborate information. but what is true is that if you went to afghanistan during our two decade experience there, you would see these balloons tethered at a lower altitude around u.s. military bases. and that was a way to see the horizon. yes, there is some for our own purposes. one use is for missile defenses. so a radar on the ground doesn t always pick up a low-flying cruise missile or a drone. until it is closer. whereas, a balloon at a high altitude can see at a much farther distance. that is one example. but you do have to wonder what else is going on. what else don t we know that
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