(CBS4) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. The Bush administration has urged North Korea to abandon its plans to test a long range missile. The Pentagon believes the missile is capable of reaching the United States. NORAD and the U.S. Northern Command in Colorado would play a big role in both detecting and responding to a missile launch if it ever occurred.
Operators at NORAD, deep inside Cheyenne Mountain, have prepared for years for a missile launch from North Korea.
"We want to make the President make a smart decision, we don't want to start World War III," said Lt. Col. Ed Maitland, NORAD. "So we have to make sure, without a doubt, that this information is accurate."