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by AltHippo @ 1:54 pm. Filed under Uncategorized

There’s an old joke. Allegedly, it’s the original gallows humor joke. Two men are on their way to the gallows for their scheduled Sunday morning executions. One turns to the other and says: “This is a heck of a way to start the week.”

With that preface, the news that apparently we’ve activated our ballistic missile defense system (Reuters):

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid concerns over an expected North Korean missile launch, the United States has moved its ground-based interceptor missile defense system from test mode to operational, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed a Washington Times report that the Pentagon has activated the system, which has been in the developmental stage for years.

“It’s good to be ready,” the official said.

U.S. officials say evidence such as satellite pictures suggests Pyongyang may have finished fueling a Taepodong-2 missile, which some experts said could reach as far as Alaska.

“There’s real caution in how to characterize it so as to not be provocative in our own approach,” the defense official said of the move to activate the system.

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