Could North Korea Actually Shoot Down U.S. Bombers Off Its Coast? 

Its new surface-to-air missile system has a range of 90 miles

By 

Alastair Gale

Updated Sept. 26, 2017 9:22 a.m. ET

North Korea can better target nearby U.S. aircraft with a new missile system than in years past, military analysts said, raising the stakes of any confrontation after Pyongyang warned it might shoot down American bombers in international airspace. 

As tensions escalate on the peninsula, North Korea has bolstered defenses on its east coast,...