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| N Korea may be preparing missile launch: report |
| 2004-10-27 |
| The United States, Japan and South Korea are closely monitoring a missile base in North Korea after military intelligence indicated that the communist nation might be preparing to test missiles, a South Korean newspaper reported. The move would be the latest provocation from North Korea, which has denounced this week's multi-nation naval exercise in Japanese waters as a US-led "ultimate war action" against the isolated country. The base in Jeongju, 90 kilometres north of Pyongyang, is home to Scud-type missiles that have a range of 300-500km and Nodong missiles with a 1,300km range. Most of Japan's four main islands fall within Nodong's range. Beginning two or three days ago, "North Koreans began making moves at the Jeongju base, such as moving mobile missile launch stations," the mass-circulation daily Chosun Ilbo said, citing a senior South Korean government official. "We are monitoring the movements to see whether this was part of their training or they actually intend to launch a missile." |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #9 These idiots are going to wake up a sleeping giant named "Japan" and they're going to regret it. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-10-27 9:26:42 PM |
| #8 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Ignition! LUNCH! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-27 9:13:01 PM |
| #7 The shooting down of a No-Dong sounds like an excellent idea, Ptah. Great message to send. Just say nothing. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-10-27 5:17:52 PM |
| #6 Say, is the Airborne Laser ready for testing yet? Looks like ideal conditions are shaping up for one. :) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-27 4:55:19 PM |
| #5 Yeah, then tell 'em it was probably hijacked in flight by SPECTRE operatives hiding in a hollowed-out volcano off the coast of Japan... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-10-27 4:44:55 PM |
| #4 LOL! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-27 4:09:26 PM |
| #3 No, no, no LotR - ambiguity is much better. "What? Your rocket crashed? Huh. How interesting." |
| Posted by: too true 2004-10-27 4:04:08 PM |
| #2 No kidding. Just shoot it down and then act like we don't know what they are talking about. "What? Your Wang Chung rocket crashed? Whuddint us." |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2004-10-27 9:51:54 AM |
| #1 Shoot the damn thing down with our anti-missile technology we put out there recently, and let the bastards squawk. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2004-10-27 9:47:57 AM |