North Korea just launched a missile into the Sea of Japan, in either a test (likely) or a failed attack (unlikely), or as a means of intimidation and ratcheting up the tension for more blackmail.

They continue to up the ante.

If Japan gets hit by a nuke, what are those who fought so hard against missile defense for so long–you know, the ones who said that it was unnecessary because rogue states didn’t have nukes, and anyway, they could be deterred–going to say? What words of wisdom and compassion will they have for the survivors?