North Korean missile "difficult to intercept"

Recently the Yomiuri News On-line reported the following:

北ミサイル「迎撃難しい」で一致…森本・伊藤氏

森本敏・元防衛相と伊藤俊幸・元海将が２２日、ＢＳ日テレの「深層ＮＥＷＳ」に出演し、北朝鮮の弾道ミサイルについて議論した。

　北朝鮮が日本上空を通過して米領グアム周辺に弾道ミサイルの発射を予告していることについて、森本氏は「米国が対話の道筋を作ることがない限り、実際に発射すると思う」と予測。伊藤氏は「ちょっとぶれただけで本当に米国の領海に入る。（米国が）自衛権行使を宣言する根拠になる」と指摘し、発射しない可能性に言及した。両氏とも、日本の現在のミサイル防衛態勢では「迎撃が難しい」との見解で一致した。

2017年08月22日 23時04分 Copyright © The Yomiuri Shimbun

My translation:

On the 22nd, Satoshi Morimoto, the former defense minister, and Toshiyuki Ito the former sea commander appeared on the "NEWS of Depths" of BS Nippon Television Network and discussed about North Korean ballistic missile.

Regarding North Korea’s announcement of launching ballistic missiles passing over Japan’s sky to reach U.S. territory around Guam, Mr. Morimoto predicted that "the thinking to launch is real unless the USA makes a path for dialogue." Mr. Ito pointed out that "just moving slightly a little, it would really enter American territorial waters. It'll be the basis on which (the USA) would declare exercising self-defense rights," and talked about the possibility of not being launched. Based on the missile defense condition currently in Japan, both men together shared the same view that “interception is difficult".

It is an interesting military confrontation that needs a political solution.