Fake. A blind man with a slingshot could shoot down a nork missile.
SNORT!!!
Only if it gets off the launch pad without exploding!
It depends on where in the trajectory in which they want to shoot it down.
It is a little simpler to locate and pinpoint a liquid-fueled rocket launch, given that much activity associated with the launch takes place prior to ignition, and this increased activity may be seen through surveillance techniques.
Solid fuel rockets are supposed to be much more quickly launched, with a minimum of other activity prior to actual ignition. But there is still activity of actually moving the missile into position, and though the warning period is much shorter, it is still finite.
But until the launch is rising from the pad, its direction still cannot be determined before it has begun its climb, at which point the probable paths become known, and with the high degree of sophisticated coordination of the tracking technology and the launch of a counter-missile, the kill approaches the inevitable.
And of course, given the successes the North Koreans have had in many of their attempts, a good many of them simply blow up on the launch. For all their supposed sophistication, they are still a Third World country or maybe even worse. And they do NOT have infinite resources.
So far, they’ve been unable to launch one, but experts are saying that the US can’t shoot them down. There have been successful missile defense systems, such as the Patriots and Iron Dome. But even so, we can’t get them all, the experts say. One thing is certain, if they use nuclear weapons on the US and one of them hit, the Norks won’t be able to stop any of the US’ ICBMs.