ARTICLE: North Korean Nuclear Test A Growing Possibility, By Blaine Harden, Washington Post, March 27, 2009; Page A01

ARTICLE: Japan Readies Missile Defense System, By Blaine Harden, March 27, 2009

I can't help wondering what it would take to shoot down this DPRK missile. Would be a neat trick to pull off. Not sure what level of blowback we'd get from other great powers or whether or not we've got the international law rationales lined up for it (I'm guessing we could make a decent case).

Because it would really spook Pyongyang in a cool way--and Tehran too.

I mean, if Japan is geared up for it, why not just do it for some Western solidarity?

Just day-dreaming...