In light of North Korea's imminent missile launch while appearing on "FOX News Sunday," Defense Secretary Robert Gates was prompted by host Chris Wallace to ask: "And there's nothing we can do about it?"
"No," Gates answered, adding, "I would say we're not prepared to do anything about it."
"I think if we had an aberrant missile, one that was headed for Hawaii, that looked like it was headed for Hawaii or something like that, we might consider it," Gates said. "But I don't think we have any plans to do anything like that at this point."
He doesn't know; or, he is not telling but if I were in Hawaii or Alaska I would not find his words reassuring.
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