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| China-Japan-Koreas |
| NKor launches something into the Sea of Japan |
| 2006-07-04 |
| North Korea test-launched a missile Wednesday that landed in the Sea of Japan, Japanese media reported. The reclusive communist state launched the missile at 3:32 a.m., or 2:32 p.m. Tuesday EDT, and it crashed into the Sea of Japan several minutes later, public broadcaster NHK reported. Japanese government officials were trying to determine whether it was a long-range ballistic missile that had been readied for launch recently. [or whether it was a regular short range missile with better paint on the outside] |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #25 Didn't this thing have strap-on boosters? Probably susceptible to vibration... NoKos have a lot to learn about building rockets... it is a long and painful process... |
| Posted by: john 2006-07-04 21:12 |
| #24 Rub salt in the wound by reminding him we successfully launched the space shuttle "Discovery" today. We can do it, he can't. Nyaaa, Nyaaaa, Nyaaaa. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-07-04 20:49 |
| #23 LOL mhw. |
| Posted by: Wheager Unutch9131 2006-07-04 20:37 |
| #22 No way -- I'd rather chat with a bunch of telemarketers than a bunch of traitors. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-07-04 20:31 |
| #21 Here's the drill: Darrell, Glusing and Nimble call the NYT and tell them it was Dr. Evil's "LASER". Me, Hupeat and Thrin will call Al Jazeera and tell them it was zionist pixie dust. Let's see what they print tomorrow. |
| Posted by: mhw 2006-07-04 20:17 |
| #20 You know it's gotta hurt Kimmie's feelings that even a bunch of seething Paleos are better at rocketry than he is. Either that or an American laser just broke his favorite toy. I can be happy either way. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-07-04 19:37 |
| #19 Well, Rodongs, Nodongs, Scuds, Duds anyway. I heard they pulled their pud. |
| Posted by: Glusing Ebbavirt3907 2006-07-04 19:32 |
| #18 I read somewhere that 40 seconds was not too long. It is hard for me to believe we could acquire, analyze decide, launch and hit that quickly. Does anyone know for a fact? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-04 19:29 |
| #17 Fox just said they launched 6 missiles, LOL. Rodongs, Nodongs, Scuds, Duds, Puds... |
| Posted by: Hupeating Flins9708 2006-07-04 18:50 |
| #16 #10 - "40 Seconds would be too quick for BMD." True, Nimble, true, but not too soon for the laser, or the pre-launch melt-away bolt installations, or the Tesla death ray, or the concentrated pixie dust beam, or about a dozen other items we should discretely spread about to give everyone something to chew on. Or, how about JDF????? Good for us! |
| Posted by: Thrineth Omineter2945 2006-07-04 18:13 |
| #15 Dork's Dongs Dinged! |
| Posted by: Throtle Slavimble7236 2006-07-04 18:01 |
| #14 LOL, Jim Angle (FoxTV) just called it "2 Scuds and a Dud". Heh heh. |
| Posted by: Hupeating Flins9708 2006-07-04 18:01 |
| #13 Kimmie's Kommie's shoot the entire Nork GNP and it looks like egg roll rationing for the rest of the year. But thanks for the 4th of July salute, dear leader! Thanks also to the Halliburton Missile Munching Div.! |
| Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-07-04 17:57 |
| #12 This might explain this: from NewsMax, read on Monday NORAD, U.S. Air Bases on Heightened Alert Air bases in Aurora and Colorado Springs, Colo. are on heightened alert but no one would say why. The Cheyenne Mountain Air Station and Buckley Air Force Base were among four bases nationwide that went on higher alert. Vandenberg Air Force in California and Patrick Air Force Base in Florida were also on heightened alert, after the U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs issued the security increase. North American Aerospace Defense Command, headquartered deep inside Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, went to "Bravo-Plus" alert status as part of the heightened alert. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2006-07-04 17:54 |
| #11 40 seconds? Probably going mach 2 and at maximum aerodynamic stress. More cast iron in the framework, Kimmie. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-07-04 17:40 |
| #10 40 Seconds would be too quick for BMD. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-04 17:36 |
| #9 According to State Dept, the third missile broke up 40 seconds into the flight |
| Posted by: john 2006-07-04 17:22 |
| #8 So he fired a spread to try to cover the long-range missile launch - what a chump - AP (according to Fox TV - not on AP MY Way, yet) says he's launched 4, so far. Appears to be "concensus" that the 3rd one was the biggie - and it was either a dud for him - or a successful test for us, LOL. |
| Posted by: Hupeating Flins9708 2006-07-04 17:16 |
| #7 Cruise missile test over Pyongyang for the Dear Leader's birthday? |
| Posted by: ed 2006-07-04 17:12 |
| #6 They showed us theirs , now lets show em' ours. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-07-04 17:08 |
| #5 Heard on FOX that they fired a third missle (the long range one) but it 'failed in mid-flight'. Hoping that we shot the fucker down. That would give kimmie-boy-the-baby-killer a much deserved kick in the nuts. Wait and see.... |
| Posted by: Unailing Ebbaiper7772 2006-07-04 17:02 |
| #4 Exciting times in the Sea of Japan. Stay alert. The big one may fly soon. We don't want to miss it. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-07-04 16:50 |
| #3 Many happy returns |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-07-04 16:44 |
| #2 Maybe a bottle rocket in honor of the 4th? :) |
| Posted by: Hupeating Flins9708 2006-07-04 16:43 |
| #1 Japan says a second missile has been launched |
| Posted by: john 2006-07-04 16:33 |