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| North Korea tests long-range missile in Iran |
| 2007-05-16 |
| North Korea has used a launch-pad in Iran to test-fire a new long-range missile capable of hitting American bases in the Pacific, according to reports from Japan and South Korea. The missile, known as a Musudan-type, was shown to the public at a vast military parade in the North Korean capital Pyongyang, according to the reports. South Korean and American intelligence reports suggest it was then tested not from North Korean soil but from Iran, with which North Korea is known to have close military co-operation. The missile, which could target the US military on the Pacific island of Guam, was previously unrecorded. North Korea has a known capacity in short and medium-range missiles, including the Taeopodong-1 which it fired over Japan in 1998 to the alarm of Tokyo and its allies in Washington. However, it has had less success developing long-range missiles. It has been working for several years on a Taepodong-2, which would be targeted at the western seaboard of the United States. But a test last July failed, landing in the sea not far from the North Korean and Russian border. The new missile is said have been identified by American military satellite pictures of the April rally to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Korean army, and to be based on Soviet technology. The Japanese defence ministry said that the new missile might be able to travel 3,000 miles at middle altitude. Strange reporting. The missile was shipped to Iran, and yet the entire article is devoted to the threat the Musudan poses to Guam. FYI, the distance between Berlin and Tehran is 1899 nautical miles. The distance between Tehran and the offices of the Telegraph is 2380 nautical miles |
| Posted by:mrp |
| #5 On this, as with so many other issues, there is no final word until the ALL CAPS come out. A consoling factor for me in the midst of all this geo-political turmoil is that Iran has yet to deal with an all caps UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Joseph isn't heavy, he's my my ALL CAPS brother. I don't pretend to understand what he says. But I know the meaning. The Mad Mullah mother f*ckers should live in mortal fear that the ALL CAPS US of A has had enough of their bullsh*t and had decided to do something about it. |
| Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2007-05-16 23:58 |
| #4 RUSSIA > this alleged new missle also SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH covers the areas of heavy = pervasive Chinese-NK emigration into the Russian Far East. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-05-16 20:10 |
| #3 Iff true, this new missle's PACOA arc covers all of JAPAN + PARTS OF ALASKA [ read, GMD Bases] + VIETNAM + NORTHERN PHILIPPINES [read, Subic-Manila Bay-Aerodome-Clark AFB], i.e. the Motherly Commie Airborne = PLA's strategic direction of offense/attack into WESTPAC + NORPAC. SCARE THE OWG-HAPPY, SURRENDER/ISOLATIONISM-HAPPY USG-NPE INTO PULLING OUT FROM WESTPAC IN FAVOR OF PROTECTING HAWAII-US WEST COAST , THEN LATER DO THE SAME AGZ EASTPAC I.E. HAWAIIIAN ISLANDS, US WEST COAST, NORAMO [North American Operating areas], .........etal. Meanwhile, anti-Amer American Politicos will demand that the future NORTH AMER GOVT + OWG [read, Russia-China dominated] MilPol protect the USA from international belligerence. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-05-16 20:07 |
| #2 One teensy nagging question: How did these big ole' missile components get all the way from far off North Korea to Iran. Wasn't there a plane we could have shot down or a boat to be sunk? This shit's gotta end. Each North Korean or Iranian missile test needs to be treated like a live fire exercise for our airborne laser platform. The only upside is that Europe's pucker factor should have increased by an order of magnitude. Sadly, the EU has such a case of numbnuts that it's going to take threat levels at or near "Incoming!" to make them pull their sox up. Meanwhile, Iran gains even more prestige. It is disgusting that our strategic planners simply do not comprehend how persuasive this sort of sabre rattling is among high context cultures. We may as well be allowing Iran to spray paint anti-American graffiti on the prows of our carrier groups. As previously mentioned, imagine the loss of face if Iran's missile tests consistently exploded a few kilometers about the launch pad. Their military credibility would be zilch and we'd have an impressive set of test data besides. Talk about a win-win. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-05-16 19:49 |
| #1 Covers Oslo and St. Petersburg and points south quite nicely. The 1300 centrifuges already operating will produce enough HEU for a bomb in 18 months. The 50,000 planned centrifuges a bomb every two weeks. The Iranians should have learned much from Pakistan's and NKor's nuclear fizzles since they all three use the same Chinese design. Expect the US to be chased out of the ME, the jizya to freely flow from the Sauds, Iraqi vassals and Euro dhimmis and the Novo Soviet borders to heat up quite nicely. Gonna be Bush's legacy and a fun time had by all. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-05-16 19:15 |