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| North Korea seen moving ICBM-grade rocket towards west coast |
| 2017-09-05 |
| [Reuters] SEOUL - North Korea has been observed moving what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards its west coast, South Korea’s Asia Business Daily reported on Tuesday, citing an unidentified intelligence source. The rocket started moving on Monday, a day after North Korea’s sixth nuclear test, and was spotted moving at night to avoid surveillance, the report said. North Korea has launch facilities for its missile program on its west coast. South Korea’s defense ministry said they were unable to confirm the contents of the report. The ministry said in parliament on Monday that North Korea was considered ready to launch more missiles, including ICBMs, at any time. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 This rocket having a thermonuclear accident on the pad would be funny. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2017-09-05 23:33 |
| #7 I'm beginning to realize that "do nothing" at this point may be the smart thing to do. Seems that the Chinese want us to do the dirty deed and be blamed for it, win-win for China. So stanchions against China, force them to deal with it themselves is what Trump is aiming for. IT really is China mess, let China clean it up. |
| Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-09-05 21:01 |
| #6 Shoot, I thought they meant California. |
| Posted by: charger 2017-09-05 19:01 |
| #5 Shoot it down |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-09-05 15:30 |
| #4 It'd be a problem if the GPS guidance caused it to veer off course towards an ally . . . . |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-09-05 15:13 |
| #3 We don't like it. We see it in transit. We assume it will be erected for launch. World mouth noises say it is a bad thing. Mild intervention while in transit must be better than explosive destruction on a world stage later. Maybe that's worth the wait. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-09-05 14:47 |
| #2 ..sort of like the Serbian support of the the Black Hand in Sarajevo. Started something that quickly got out of control. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-09-05 08:22 |
| #1 Other reporting: "There’s now a “good chance” they’ll fire something before September 9 (national founding day)." I'm betting a multiple launch sequence, with remote missiles readied for any retaliatory response. Congratulations to China, Russia, and their surrogates. You've just unleashed a mad man. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-09-05 07:43 |