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Warships Dispatched as N.Korea Rocket Launch Nears | ||
2009-03-29 | ||
South Korea, Japan and the United States dispatched five Aegis class vessels, including the South's King Sejong the Great destroyer, to track down a rocket North Korea is poised to launch. The missile has apparently been set up at a launch pad in Musudan-ri, North Hamgyong Province. A South Korean military source on Thursday said Seoul decided to immediately deploy the King Sejong the Great in the East Sea when it became clear the North had set up the rocket. The ship is South Korea's first Aegis class naval vessel and equipped with radar that can track ballistic missiles as far as 1,024 km away. The U.S. Navy has deployed two of its own Aegis vessels -- the USS Chaffee (DDG-90) and the USS John McCain (DDG-56) -- to track the missile following their participation in joint military drills with South Korea. Japan has also deployed two Aegis vessels in the East Sea -- the Kongo and Chokai -- which are equipped with SM-3 interceptor missiles.
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Posted by:Steve White |
#1 How serious is Bambi? No very. Not very much at all. Intelligence agencies believe the first stage of the missile has a stronger thrust than originally believed, since it was made by combining five to six Rodong missile rockets into one. I tried that once with M-80's. Tried to blow a tree limb off. Didn't work then either. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2009-03-29 12:22 |