North Korea WW3: US preparing to shoot down Kim’s next nuke as all-out WAR edges closer – Daily Star

THE US is getting ready to shoot down Kim Jong-uns next nuclear missile as fears of World War 3 reach an all-time high.

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US President Donald Trumps military is carrying out unprecedented tests aimed at preparing to shoot down a nuclear missile launched from North Korea.

Pentagon officials said the tests, at the Vanderberg Air Force base in California, will be used in preparation for North Korea's growing threat."

The tests are designed to mimic the effects of a North Korean nuke strike on the US and put into practice Trumps extensive missile defence network.

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The Pentagon likens it to hitting a bullet with a bullet

Christopher Johnson, a spokesman for the Missile Defense Agency, told the AP news agency: The basic defensive idea is to fire a rocket into space upon warning of a hostile missile launch.

The rocket releases a 5-foot-long device called a "kill vehicle" that uses internal guidance systems to steer into the path of the oncoming missile's warhead, destroying it by force of impact.

Officially known as the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, the Pentagon likens it to hitting a bullet with a bullet.

The target will be a custom-made missile meant to simulate an ICBM, meaning it will fly faster than missiles used in previous intercept tests.

It will also be an almost exact replica of the ICBMs used by the North Korean tyrant.

We conduct increasingly complex test scenarios as the program matures and advances, Johnson added.

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Testing against an ICBM-type threat is the next step in that process.

The news will come as a devastating blow to Kim, who has promised weekly missile tests in response to US aggression.

Last month Trump also test fired his own nuke at the California missile site in a chilling statement to the tubby tyrant.

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