yitbos
Posted on 09/15/2008 9:00:10 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
North Korea tests missile engine at new site: report
1 hour, 45 minutes ago
North Korea has conducted an engine ignition test for a long-range missile at a new launch base under construction near its west coast, a South Korean intelligence source was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
The report came after security concerns were raised last week by speculation the North's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il may have suffered a stroke and that the country was nearing completion of a new launch site capable of firing missiles that could hit all of South Korea and most of Japan.
"North Korea's rocket engine combustion test this year for a long-range missile at the Tongchang-ri site has been captured by the U.S. KH-12 reconnaissance satellite," the intelligence source was quoted as saying by the Chosun Ilbo newspaper.
"The Tongchang-ri test site has been under construction for several years and the engine test site is already in operation."
South Korea's defense ministry and the intelligence agency could not immediately confirm the report.
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Ping!
They need shoot it down if they did launch it
Forget shooting it down, bomb it now and lets see if Ole Kim Il has anything to say.AWB
It would be interesting to watch, considering Kim’s condition.
yitbos
Bump.
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