>>The USS Fitzgerald, an anti-ballistic missile destroyer that was part of the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group, will no longer be ready to defend the carrier and other ships from missile attacks launched from North Korea<<
Does the Navy have no other anti-ballistic missile destroyers in the Pacific? In the fleet? Get one on station quick. Also, issue an order to sink ANY ship that attacks.
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=900&ct=4
“Sixty two ships are currently operating in the fleet (DDG 51 - 112). “
7 in Japan
7 in Hawaii
4 in Mayport, FL
17 in San Diego, CA
24 in Norfork, VA
2 Everett, Washington
1 no homeport