Experts Say Attack by North Korea’s Hwasong-15 Hard to Stop

This photo taken on Nov. 29 and released on Nov. 30 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows the Hwansong-15 missile which is capable of reaching all parts of the U.S. KCNA via KNS/AFP/Getty Images

Experts have cast serious doubts over America’s ground based defense capabilities to defend mainland U.S. against North Korea’s new Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile.

Several experts told the National Interest that the U.S.’sground-basedd midcourse defense (GMD) system is ill prepared to tackle North Korea’s new missile.