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>> i do. there has been some testimony years ago by proponents of the missile defense system that cited numbers saying, if you do this, shoot four of the interceptors at each ballistic missile you have a 97% chance of knocking them down. turns out that's not true but some people did say it. >> that was four interceptors. >> not one, not two. you have to do four. >> glen kesler in the "washington post" took this apart in today's edition. quoting experts and showing why the math is wrong, why those assumptions are wrong and that we have some of these missiles that -- the missile interceptors we ...

>> glen kesler in the "washington post" took this apart in today's edition. quoting experts and showing why the math is wrong, why those assumptions are wrong and that we have some of these missiles that -- the missile interceptors we depend on. we know they have faulty circuits in them. we know the kill vehicle in some of the gmds in alaska. we know if we fire them they won't work. you can't count on a third of the force. that's the kind of real world realities the president is not dealing with. >> do you believe, if he has got that kind of specific misunderstanding. do you believe that may b...

Turns out that's not true but some people did say it. >> that was four interceptors. >> not one, not two. you have to do four. >> glen kesler in the "washington post" took this apart in today's edition. quoting experts and showing why the math is wrong, why those assumptions are wrong and that we have some of these missiles that -- the missile interceptors we depend on. we know they have faulty circuits in them. we know the kill vehicle in some of the gmds in alaska. we know if we fire them they won't work. you can't count on a third of the force. >> do you believe, if he has got that kind of ...

Secures 38 missile silos, dotting a landscape frigid in summer. the tip barely revealing what's underneath. we're allowed access to gbis. >> this is what would be launched out of ft. greely to intercept any threat to the homeland. >> the key piece of equipment is right here. >> the kill vehicle is right there towards the top. ♪ >> reporter: the kill vehicle, to take down any potential intercontinental ballistic missile coming to the u.s., including from north korea, which the u.s. could face in the future. here's how it works. north korea launches -- >> impact location is los angeles. we are...

Korea missile strike. >> reporter: this is america's final shield, the last and only protection against an incoming north korean nuclear missile, housed deep underground in the heart of alaska's north, about 150 miles north of fairbanks. they secure 38 missile silos, dotting a landscape frigid even in late summer. the tip barely looks at what's underneath. we look closely at gbis. >> this will defend any threat coming to our homeland. >> the key piece of equipment is right there. >> the kill vehicle is right there toward the top. >> reporter: the kill vehicle, to take down any potential interc...