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by gridlockd 2583 days ago
Nobody so far has tested an actual nuclear-armed ICBM. Sure, maybe North Korea is testing ICBMs unannounced, and it's a big problem, but we "know" they aren't nuclear-armed. If the technology existed, these should be shot down, no matter the payload.

> I think that what you say comes down to that you’re willing to risk war to deny countries of doing any ICBM missile test.

"Accidentally" shooting down an unannounced ICBM out of precaution is not necessarily an act of war, nor will it necessarily lead to war.