So long as it's coming slower than five kilometers a second, you're allowed to shoot it down.
Prosecution sources said investigators have more evidence to back up the boy's story, but the defense says it has plenty to shoot it down.
The U.S. is confident it would be able to shoot it down, but would do so only if it appears to be a threat to America or its allies.
"We are preparing measures to track the missile's trajectory and shoot it down if it, by any chance, deviates from the planned route and falls into our territory, " a defence ministry spokesman said.
Legg Mason Capital Management CEO Bill Miller --who oversees 5.6 million shares of MCI, about 1.76% of the company--has said that Qwest's offer is superior, and that if Verizon's bid comes to a vote, he'll shoot it down.
South Korea has warned it will shoot down the rocket if it strays over its territory.
This would mean that it would be artificially dumbed-down so as to ensure that it could be used to shoot down North Korean ballistic missiles headed to Japan or South Korea, but not to the United States.
But it says it did shoot down a US military helicopter in Somalia in 1993.
Meanwhile, putting any kind of defense in space, where it might shoot down a missile on the way up instead of down, is strictly forbidden.
One Pentagon official said that since early January, a team including 200 industry experts and scientists had worked furiously to modify the Aegis air-defense missile system so it could shoot down the satellite.
If it does Tokyo has made it clear it will shoot the missile down.
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People have since reckoned that, if China's leadership were prepared to shoot down civilians, it might also be prepared to tear up its promises to Hong Kong.
Japan recognized the betrayal inherent in Defense Secretary Robert Gates's announcement ahead of Pyongyang's newest provocation that the US would only shoot the missile down if it targeted US territory.
But it would be shortsighted to shoot down the F-22 because of governmental operational deficiencies.
They succeeded because the United States was unready to use defenses it does currently have to shoot down domestic commercial planes.
Defence officials say that because the system will be able to shoot down missiles in space, it could cause nuclear and chemical warheads to disintegrate safely.
After a surprising meteor shower sent meteorites crashing on sonic speeds in the Ural mountains of Russia, injuring thousands, the Russian military said Wednesday it will develop technology to shoot them down before the hit Earth.
That raises the heightened concern that, despite public U.S. proclamations that they would be hesitant to shoot down a North Korean missile launched over the ocean unless it appeared to be heading toward a known land-based target, such a shoot-down is still possible.
It's specifically designed to shoot down missiles during their final stage of flight, and is expected to arrive on Guam within the next few weeks.
If the ship had SM 3s aboard, it might be able actually to help shoot down any ballistic missiles launched at Israel.
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It was in response to Iraqi attempts to shoot down those allied patrols that U.S. and British planes struck targets outside Baghdad on Friday.
The threat was demonstrated last November, when operatives believed to be part of al-Qaeda tried to shoot down a plane full of Israeli tourists as it took off from an international airport in Kenya.
Japan had also threatened to shoot down the rocket with land-based batteries if it seemed to endanger its territory.
Much as Japan did the last time North Korea orchestrated a firework display, in 2009, Mr Noda's government has ordered the SDF to shoot the rocket down in the (unlikely) event that it threatens to rain debris on Japan.
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This partner had a particularly strong scientific background, and was generally very down to earth, so it was usually great fun to shoot the breeze with her.
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This past April we locked down the school when a shoot-out occurred directly in front of it.
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Whether it was a genuine capture or a sting operation, the government has threatened to shoot down any aircraft attempting the same mission.
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