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Threat from north korea. fepg shot down a mock intercontinental ballistic missile. the test using an upgraded ground-based interceptor system. conducted over the pacific owing. now defense officials expressing confidence the u.s. now has a capable credible deterrent against a very real threat. let's get more from paula hancock. she joins us live from seoul. some observers say it's not 100%. some of these tests before have failed. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. the last two have been successful. this is a massive program. it's effectively a high-speed effort to try to hit one bullet w...

This as high-speed effort to hit one bullet with another bullet, specifying just how difficult it is to take out even a mock up icbm in mid-flight. they say it was a success. we heard from the pentagon and also the missile defense agency saying it's not just because of north korea that they are making sure this intercept missile is successful but the fact is north korea is pretty much the only sovereign state around the world at this point that's threatening the united states. we heard at the beginning of the year the north korean leader, kim jong-un saying he was close to test launching an i ...