There are (at least) four (potential) problems with the Examiner’s editors’ “shoot ‘em down” scheme. 1st, does the US have the technical capability to do so? And if not, do we want to supply the DPRK (& China, Iran & Russia) with the knowledge that our intercept capability is, say, 40% (versus the DPRK’s ‘JV’ missiles, no less)? 

2nd, shooting at DPRK ICBM’s will be good practice – for both sides. Just as jihadists learn and adapt to counter-terrorism strategies, so will the globe’s nuclear despots glean worthwhile technical information by monitoring our attempts to intercept their missilery. What if they launch two… aimed in different directions… from sites at opposite ends of their country? China could bankroll DPRK ICBM launches, in exchange for the insights about our capabilities!