U.S shows off missile muscle

October 14, 2006

The Patriot interceptor missiles were displayed on the U.S. Osan Air Base, south of Seoul. The missiles are meant to protect the South from the North's nuclear threats. But according to a report by the Centre for Non-proliferation Studies, the Patriot cannot provide wide-area protection and is unlikely to destroy all incoming North Korean missiles in a concerted attack. In another development a preliminary U.S intelligence analysis shows radioactivity in air samples collected near a suspected North Korean nuclear test site.