The Government Accountability Office said Thursday it is designating the Health and Human Services Department’s leadership and coordination of public health emergencies as a “high risk” area for the government.
alas can. gao says the wiring and soldering problems it found could cause corrosion later, leaving an interceptor fleet that may not work as intended. it says you can t count on the vehicle. if you used for example the kind of sarter or wiring that doesn t eat well you don t know that one will fail at any given time but you know you have a weakness in every single interceptor so you can t count on the reliability. reporter: the u.s. missile defense agency which fields the interceptors tells cnn its inspections show no indication of corrosion, no reliability ris risinging but boeing the manufacturer tells us it s working on upgrading the interceptors as the u.s. and south korea according to south korea s national news agency are ramping up their defenses against the north korean submarine threat an aegis destroyer, poseidon plane and submarines are taking large
risk if if kim jong-un launching his nuclear arsenal. reporter: experts say the way these missile interceptors work is like trying to knock down a bullet with another bullet. the interceptors have to work flawlessly and tonight a watchdog agency says they may not, and the west coast as a result could be vulnerable. the west coast of the u.s. could be vulnerable just as kim jong-un developinged the ability to strike. he s test firing recalibrating and threatening to attack. as kim jong-un rushes to perfect his missile capability there are serious questions whether the u.s. can defend against that threat. the anti-mitchell systems that would shoot down north korean missiles may not work. there are wiring there are firing problems with american interceptors according to a new report from the government watchdog gao. those are ground-launched systems based in california and