According to the International Herald Tribune, North Korea has deployed a ballistic missile that can reach the US to a launch site. The last time Pyongyang test fired a ballistic missile was in 1998. As IHT points out, now would seem an inappropriate time to conduct such a test, but then when has that stopped NK
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.

