Why Has Japan Or The U.S. Not Shoot Down North Korea's Missiles As They Fly Over Japan?

AFP: To shoot down or not? NKorea launch highlights intercept issues

North Korea's latest missile launch over Japan set sirens blaring and triggered alerts telling people to seek shelter -- yet neither Tokyo nor Washington tried to shoot the rocket down.

The test follows one in August that saw another rocket soar over Hokkaido. In that case too, much-vaunted Japanese and US missile-intercept capabilities were not used.

Now some in the United States are wondering why all this sophisticated weaponry isn't being used, especially as North Korean leader Kim

Jong-Un accelerates toward his goal of building a nuclear missile capable of striking the United States.

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More News On Why Japan - U.S. Have Not Shot Down A North Korean Missile

Legal, technical limitations hinder interception of missiles -- Japan News/The Yomiuri Shimbun
The scary reason why nobody has attempted to shoot-down one of North Korea's missiles -- NEWS.com.au
'THAAD' anti-missile system can't protect South Korea from missile attacks by itself -- CNBC
Shooting down a North Korean bullet: Inside the mind games of missile defence -- The Sydney Morning Herald