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2006-06-13 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-06-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Pyongyang would have the resources and political will ... threaten the entire United States" > NORTH KOREA > controlled by CHINA > CHINA = has already PC declared 1/2-plus of CONUS-NORAM as future Chinese territory, to include the pre-planned elimination from life of 200Milyuuuhn of Clintonian Fascist = HalfCommunist, America = Amerikkka's 300+ Milyuuhn population, I.E. NOT EVEN THE US LEFT WILL BE SPARED!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-06-13 00:47|| 2006-06-13 00:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe we can test our new ABM technology at the same time? Anybody know if this feasible for the Aegis based system?

Posted by JAB 2006-06-13 01:06|| 2006-06-13 01:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Hmm, lemme have a taste of that...

Needs more Juche!

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-13 03:42|| 2006-06-13 03:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Nail it in it's boost phase over the Nork's territory. That will put a pucker in Kimmi's nether regionas and a big twist in Iran's turbans.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-13 05:43|| 2006-06-13 05:43|| Front Page Top

#5 I agree with you Sock Puppet, intercept this bird in the first stage and blow it out the sky (ie, use that High Energy Airborne Laser Plane)! My guess is the Norks will either vector the tragectory toward Alaska again, or put another 'failed satellite' in orbit via Japan's air space!

Posted by smn 2006-06-13 07:08|| 2006-06-13 07:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Odd, range and CEP are equal.

Posted by 6 2006-06-13 07:23|| 2006-06-13 07:23|| Front Page Top

#7 Aegis cruisers with upgraded radar and SM-3 missiles are already deplyed in the Sea of Japan, if need be, to intercept any long range NK missiles. Newer SM-2s can be used against short range missiles.

Posted by ed 2006-06-13 08:01|| 2006-06-13 08:01|| Front Page Top

#8 A blogger named formerspook had some informed speculation about this move by the Norks. His concern is that they may be fueling the missile to attract US recon aircraft for an intercept or worse, perhaps like the 2001 EP-3 incident near Hainan. Apparantly they surprised an RC-135 last time they did this in 2003. Fool me once...

Posted by JAB 2006-06-13 08:55|| 2006-06-13 08:55|| Front Page Top

#9 "High Energy Airborne Laser Plane"

It would be hard to use since it isn't even operational yet.

-M

Posted by Manolo 2006-06-13 10:46|| 2006-06-13 10:46|| Front Page Top

#10 Odd, range and CEP are equal.

6r forgottum to factor fallem fallium

Posted by RD 2006-06-13 11:21|| 2006-06-13 11:21|| Front Page Top

#11 Let them fly it, if they can. We need to know range capability, etc. This is like anuclear device, you aren't really certain what you have for yield ubtil you actually detonate one. everything is hot air until the deed is done.

Posted by SOP35/Rat 2006-06-13 11:21|| 2006-06-13 11:21|| Front Page Top

#12 I suspect that the original was ahead of schedule when there was that breakthrough in solid-state lasers. I gather this means that the new airborne lasers will need far less cooling, and may be able to deliver a far more powerful shot, and more shots per flight.

This is one program we should be pumping money into with an IV.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-06-13 11:26|| 2006-06-13 11:26|| Front Page Top

#13 Let them fly it, if they can. We need to know range capability, etc. This is like anuclear device, you aren't really certain what you have for yield ubtil you actually detonate one.

Ummmm ... no. It makes ZERO sense to allow North Korea any knowledge of whether they can actually deliver their putative nuclear weapons in an effective manner. The longer they are uncertain of this the more leverage we have at the bargaining table. This is much akin to letting Iran successfully test a nuclear package right now. The least success by either of these vile entities only amplifies the negative regional effects they have.

Posted by Zenster 2006-06-13 11:32|| 2006-06-13 11:32|| Front Page Top

#14 It's also undesireable to advertise the capabilities and/or shortcomings of our ABM unless the threat is real. One of those tradeoffs that are always a part of these sorts of things.

Posted by lotp 2006-06-13 11:53|| 2006-06-13 11:53|| Front Page Top

#15 We could try the laser on it and just not say anything if it misses (or hits, hehe).

It's not like an ABM missile that would be seen by radar.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2006-06-13 12:53|| 2006-06-13 12:53|| Front Page Top

#16 How about if we just tell them now that any long-range missile that leaves North Korean territory in the direction of the U.S. (including Alaska), South Korea, Japan, or Taiwan will result in a memorable retaliatory strike on the launching area before it lands, armed or not.

Posted by Darrell 2006-06-13 14:13|| 2006-06-13 14:13|| Front Page Top

#17 The NORKS are dangerous, unpredictable, overarmed, ruled by dictat, yet we feed them because they cannot feed themselves.

Posted by pihkalbadger 2006-06-13 19:10|| 2006-06-13 19:10|| Front Page Top

#18 Yup. Because it's their totalitarian regime who are all those things. A lot of ordinary people in north Korea are just trying to hang on ... they hear an outrageous set of lies (and that's all they hear) but it doesn't make them evil.

The regime, OTOH, .....

Posted by lotp 2006-06-13 19:14|| 2006-06-13 19:14|| Front Page Top

#19 I would hit it while still on the launch pad, preferably with a laser in daylight so it either can't be seen, or could be missed.
Just another spectacular "Launch Failure" by those bumbling Norkies, who me, I didn do nuthin (Hehehe)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-06-13 21:18|| 2006-06-13 21:18|| Front Page Top

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