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| Norks Prep for Massive Show of Military Strength | |
| 2010-09-27 | |
The North Korean military is reportedly preparing for a massive parade featuring some 10,000 troops, new ballistic missiles, tanks and long-range artillery guns.
The parade is expected to be the biggest ever, with more than double the number of troops in the past, and mark the 65th anniversary of the Workers Party on Oct. 10, the source added. The weapons the North is preparing to display include various missiles, such as new intermediate-range ballistic missiles with a range of 3,000 to 4,000 km capable of reaching Guam, Rodong missiles with a range of 1,300 km, Scud missiles with a range of 300 to 500 km and new KN-02 surface-to-surface missiles with a range of 120 km. Long-range artillery installed at areas near the demilitarized zone, including 240 mm multiple rocket launchers, which pose a threat to the Seoul metropolitan region, various kinds of tanks, and armored vehicles are also slated to take part. The aim is apparently to show off the regime's power as ailing leader Kim Jong-il tries to establish his son Jong-un as his heir in time with an extraordinary party congress slated for Tuesday and the 65th party anniversary. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #11 Hope they put a nice coat of wax on them like the Russians used to... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-09-27 19:39 |
| #10 More like T-55s! They'll paint up those old garbage cans and throw some sawdust in the tranny though. Should last long enough to get em through the parade. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2010-09-27 18:32 |
| #9 Eh, they probably have enough P'okpung-Hos to populate an old-fashioned stalinist equipment parade. If not, they can always fill out the formation with T-62s. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2010-09-27 15:23 |
| #8 I would so love to see a MOAB go off in the middle of that parade and all their toys. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-09-27 14:09 |
| #7 No 'ordinary' Joe :-) |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-09-27 12:29 |
| #6 we love you long time Joe |
| Posted by: Punky Juse2078 2010-09-27 11:55 |
| #5 You are a national treasure, Joe. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-09-27 07:53 |
| #4 OOOPDIES, forgot TOPIX > GERMANY CAN NOW SAY "NO" TO THE US. GERMANY = TWO KOREAS, POST-COLD WAR GERMAN REUNIFICATION = INTER-KOREAN REUNIFICATION = UNIFIED GERMANY/KOREAS are better off + geopol stronger than as before re-unification. GUAM + CNMI??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-27 01:35 |
| #3 ION TOPIX > CHINA IS STILL A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: CHINA PREMIER [Wen Jiabao]. ARTIC = PRC may be ranked #3 as per WORLD GDP, but its WORLD "PER CAPITA GDP" is only 1/10th that of advanced countries. * SAME > MOUNT BAEKDU ERUPTION TO CAUSE MASSIVE FLOODS IN NORTH KOREA; + [Japanese Experts]EAST SEA TO TURN INTO "DEAD SEA" IN 100 YEARS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-27 01:31 |
| #2 "Capable of reaching GUAM" > D *** NG IT, KIMMIE CAN'T DO THAT, DATS CHINA'S JOB! Well, to wit, * WMF > JAPANESE EXPERTS: DISPUTED DAOYUS [Japan = Senkaku Islands] SHOULD BE RECAST INTO A "JAPAN SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION [SAR] FOR THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA". * WMF > MURDEROUS US F22's/ US F22 MURDERERS ARRIVE ON GUAM. * WMF > RUSSIA INTENDS TO TRANSFER US$1.5BILYUHN TO CHINA'S "BACKFIRE" LR BOMBER PRODUCTION LINE. Improved, Armed "Chinese Backfire" Bombers are anticipated to be used in support of Chin PLAAF, PLAN-led defense agz LARGE OFFSHORE NAVAL FLEETS [read, incoming US CVN + CVBG's], US GUAM BASE, JAPAN, + STRAITS OF MALACCAS CAN BE RELIABLY ATTACKED AND BOMBED BY CPLA LONG-RANGE FORCES. * WMF > CHINA TO PRODUCE MORE LR BALLISTIC MISSLE NUCLEAR SUBMARINES TO PERMANENTLY NULL + BREAK THE BARRIERS OF THE "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN", US AIRCRAFT CARRIERS ON GUAM BASE + HAWAII PUT AT NUCLEAR RISK [nuclear destruction]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-27 01:23 |
| #1 Got targeting coordinates yet? |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-09-27 00:13 |