N. Korea fires short-range missile off east coast: source

Yonhap ^

[kempster]

Your testing my patience!!!

[Cindy]

Blog:

http://chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/05/analysts-assess-north-korea-nuclear.html

Thursday, May 28, 2009

“Analysts Assess North Korea Nuclear Threat Options”
By Kate Woodsome

North Korea’s second nuclear test and recent missile tests have renewed debate on how best to respond to a country that refuses to cooperate with the international community.

The North’s tests and threats of military action against South Korea have drawn condemnation from Washington. But Tom Scheber, vice president of the Virginia-based National Institute for Public Policy, says the North’s actions are putting pressure on Washington to prove it is not bluffing.

“Our allies are watching to see how we respond. Iran is watching to see how we respond to North Korea. And similarly, anything that Iran does, North Korea is watching to see is this just U.S. talking tough but doing nothing, and we can get away with this, or are there really consequences for these aggressive actions,” Scheber says.

The U.S. Defense Department regularly conducts war games that simulate a response to attacks on the United States and its allies. Top national security officials plot the defensive strategies, while soldiers practice them in the field, as they did in March with South Korean forces.

Bio-Chemical Weapons

North Korea has more than a million troops and is believed to have huge stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons. Defense Department experts have estimated that an actual war on the Korean peninsula would cause hundreds of thousands of casualties.”

[sushiman]

I’m across the sea from NK in Kyushu , Japan ...Not many people TALKING about the “ missile crisis “ where I be . Nobody seems to worried . Too busy with everyday life & work .

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Sounds like the NoKo’s are starving again....

Everytime they get belligerent....they want food aid....or Kim Jong Ill wants his DirectTV account upgraded

[AceMineral]

pretty cool

[Cindy]

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Page last updated at 08:48 GMT, Friday, 29 May 2009 09:48 UK

“Chinese ships ‘quit Korea waters’”

SNIPPET: “Chinese fishing boats are reported to be leaving the tense inter-Korean border in the Yellow Sea after North Korea’s threat of military action.
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted defence sources as saying the South’s military authorities are trying to find out if Chinese ships were told to go.

The North conducted a nuclear test and has fired several missiles this week.”

[AceMineral]

pretty cool

[GRRRRR]

You know you WANT ONE!

[Lets Be Frank]

I think you are right about the guy not living much longer....maybe he wants to do “something big” before he goes.

[xcamel]

"小さなマウスは、美術大声。" ;-)

[Cindy]

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSEO14165620090529

“North Korea fires short-range missile; may take more action”
Fri May 29, 2009 7:15am EDT
By Lee Jin-woo

YEONPYEONG, South Korea (Reuters) -

SNIPPET: “Yonhap quoted an unnamed government source as saying the North fired the short-range rocket from its Musudan-ri missile base around dusk, making it the fifth to be launched since the nuclear test. Most of the missiles are believed to have a range of around 130 km (80 miles).”

[Dallas59]

I’m “kinda” tired of this.

[Cindy]

HTTP://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2009/05/29/66/0401000000AEN20090529008200320F.HTML

NorthKorea
2009/05/29 20:10 KST
“(LEAD) N. Korea fires new type of short-range missile off east coast: source”

SNIPPET: “SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) — North Korea has launched a short-range missile from its Musudan-ri rocket launch site on the country’s east coast, a South Korean government official said Friday.

“What the North has launched this time appears to be different from what it had launched (previously),” the official said. “It is a new type of a land-to-air missile,” the official said.

North Korea launched the missile, with an estimated range of 160 km, into the East Sea at around 6:12 p.m., according to the official.”

[Dallas59]

[tobyhill]

Here comes the really tough letter from the UN.

[cmj328]

This is SO 1960’s. It reminds me of the old nuclear test duels.

Well, half of a duel, anyway.

[proud American in Canada]

“I’m sure the Caligula administration is “monitoring the situation closely.”

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Yes... of course... and “there will be consequences.” LOL!

[Robe]

If they have an operational warhead and now know it’s exact weight and CG, They might be tweaking their guidance,flight control systems and weight and balance on theses missiles

[Bon mots]

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Update... it looks like it is accurate.

NorthKorea 2009/05/29 20:10 KST

(LEAD) N. Korea fires new type of short-range missile off east coast: source

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has launched a short-range missile from its Musudan-ri rocket launch site on the country's east coast, a South Korean government official said Friday.

"What the North has launched this time appears to be different from what it had launched (previously)," the official said. "It is a new type of a land-to-air missile," the official said.

North Korea launched the missile, with an estimated range of 160 km, into the East Sea at around 6:12 p.m., according to the official.

The North has been firing a series of missiles since Monday, when it said it successfully conducted its second nuclear test.

ygkim@yna.co.kr (END)

Obama FAILS at his infamous by Hillary wake up call at 3AM. How profoundly sad.