Posted on 04/22/2016 8:09:23 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
North Korean Missile Exploded, Damaged Launcher in Failed Test
U.S. commander says threats from Pyongyang increasing
BY: Bill Gertz
April 20, 2016 5:00 am
North Korea’s first attempt to test-launch a new intermediate-range missile last week failed after the Musudan blew up shortly after launch, causing a huge fireball that damaged the mobile launcher, according to American defense officials.
“We’re still assessing the specifics of it but I can tell you that it was a fiery, catastrophic attempt at a launch,” Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters Friday. “It was not successful.”
The test failure on Friday represents a setback for North Korea’s largely untested long-range nuclear missile forces that include launch pad-based Taepodong-2 missiles, and two road-mobile systems, the KN-08 and Musudan. The Pentagon last month also confirmed that a newer long-range mobile missile, the KN-14, was unveiled during a recent military parade. North Korea also is developing submarine-launched nuclear missiles.
U.S. strategic defense surveillance systems, both airborne and space-based, closely monitored the Musudan test and videotaped the explosion during the attempted launch from a beach on North Korea’s east coast.
In addition to damaging the launcher, the explosion may have injured or killed North Korean missile technicians near the site.
Two road-mobile Musudan launchers were set up for the test, but the second was not fired after the explosion, officials familiar with reports of the launch said.
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He looks like he’s in his 50s already.
Most likely a drone but we will make them think that John Rambo swam onto the beach and took the video with his VHS camera.
Sum Ting Wong
Wi Tu Lo
Ho Lee Fuk
Bang Ding Ow
“For next launch, you be seated within explosion distance of rocket. You hope not go boom.”
A country that has trouble making a sandwich puts all its resources into making missiles. Isn’t totalitarian leftism grand?
The NORKS are the mitt Romneys of the world’s nuclear wanna e family of Nations. They just can’t win. It is just one yyuge loss after another. No it’s a disaster. They should have won this many times they just keep losing. Losin’ Kim, we call him Losin’ Kim. He raises the rocket high.... And it blows up in the sky! Kim needs to drop out.
He wants to win but he can’t because everything he does is just a yuge and incredible disaster. I am telling you people, though I love the Korean people, I have a course in South Korea beautiful place, no it’s true, no really, losin Kim just keeps chokin. He is the yugest choker on the peninsula. Be just keeps chokin and losin, losin and chokin. He needs to get out because he doesn’t have the nukes or the votes. It true trust me I know. Losin Kim is an incredibly huge loser. Get him out of here... That’s it get him out. We agree don’t we he’s got to go right... How many here support me that he’s gotta go.... Look at that every body here says he’s gotta go. Am I right?
Trump’s first 30/60 days. Chokin Kim needs to be gotten out.
Nice!
It is the future of America if we continue to let the thuggery of the Left in our government gain more ground.
Pass this along to your “progressive” friends and Hilary Hittites and Bernie Drones.
Kim Jong_un has been totally embarrassed heads are gonna roll that’s for sure.
If at first you don’t succeed,
Try, try, try again
SEOUL, April 23 (Reuters) - North Korea fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Saturday off its east coast, South Korea said, amid concerns that it might conduct a nuclear test or a missile launch ahead of a key ruling party meeting in May.
The North fired the missile to the northeast from an area off its east coast at about 6:30 p.m. local time (0930 GMT), the South’s office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
http://news.trust.org/item/20160423114251-fygr0
Check out the dashcam lens in the car the little bastard is riding in.
all of us that fool with rockets have had the experience. My pride and joy Alderon Avenger began to veer during the second stage and the third stage fired it across the lake into a group of picnickers.
The park ranger was not happy
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