Posted on 04/26/2010 9:01:00 AM PDT by jhpigott
U.S. official: N. Korea torpedo likely sunk S. Korean warship
A North Korean torpedo attack was the most likely cause for the sinking of a South Korean warship last month, according to a U.S. military official.
The United States believes the ship was sunk by the blast of an underwater explosion, but that the explosive device itself did not come in contact with the hull of the South Korean ship, the official said. This is the same conclusion expressed by South Korean military officials.
The U.S. Navy has an investigative team assisting the South Koreans.
The U.S. official declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter and due to the fact neither South Korea or the United States has publicly discussed any potential response.
The Korea Times is reporting a Chinese developed Type EO-3G torpedo may have been the weapon used. It is said to have the homing capability to hit a ship after tracking the vessel's screws acoustically. U.S. Navy warships are equipped with sophisticated sensors and acoustic technology aimed at tracking such threats.
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Are we their nanny?
WTF did South Korea do?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2499651/posts?page=55#55
Well, I'm no military genius but isn't that how a torpedo works...by coming in contact with the hull of a ship ????
I imagine it could be construed as such if irrefutable proof is found.
Obozo ain’t gonna do skeeah.
No, most torpedoes explode under the ship. The resulting pressure change breaks the ships hull.
I think the point of this is; What if this was Bush? The Dems and MSM would be saying "another failed Bush policy of engagement! Bush engages and KJ IL pokes him in the eye! Bush foreign policy FAIL! etc etc etc.
Ok..cool..so doesn't have to come in contact....thanks !
KJ Ill will continue to up the ante, figuring that the more he provokes, the more likely U.S. taxpayer dollars will come his way.
Probably. But sinking a SK warship with half the hands on deck may evoke a different SK response than normal. Instead of US tax dollars KJI could find himself cut off from all aid or on the receiving end of HE wrapped in metal
There will be Korean blood spilled and it is not going to be all from South of the DMZ.
Dear Leader is 24/7 looking for Ice Station Zebra on BluRay.
thats because,...I believe they are still “AT” war, technically, altho an armistice is in effect.
Modern torpedoes generally have magnetic-influence detonators; they explode under the hull without making contact, creating a bubble of gas that breaks the keel - essentially the spine - of the ship so it splits in half.
Thanks ! I was thinking too old school I guess...haha..
Inventive new cowardice, the new frontier in leftist political technique...
You’re welcome! Not something most people would know.
Isn't that South Korea's call? After all, it was their ship.
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