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2006-08-05 China-Japan-Koreas

N. Korea removes Taepodong-2 missile from launch site

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The removal, if true, is expected to help soothe the tension between the North and South Korea sparked by the North's missile launches

Don't worry, you'll see it again after they stiffen the thing up with couple more boxes of duct tape.

Posted by gorb 2006-08-05 00:20|| 2006-08-05 00:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe they were afraid Japan would remove it *for* them.

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-08-05 00:45|| 2006-08-05 00:45|| Front Page Top

#3 The thing doesn't work. No sense firing it when it will break apart right after after launch.
NoKo is on the bottom of the steep rocket learning curve.

Posted by john 2006-08-05 07:09|| 2006-08-05 07:09|| Front Page Top

#4 THey sent it back to Estes for warranty work.

Posted by Mike 2006-08-05 07:33|| 2006-08-05 07:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Estes is probably better at manufacturing boosters that NoKo.

This is a country that required technology transfer of chinese bicycle technology to set up a bicycle factory last year.

Posted by john 2006-08-05 07:55|| 2006-08-05 07:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Kimmie has sent it away to the email experts that have the technology to enlarge his dong.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2006-08-05 08:51|| 2006-08-05 08:51|| Front Page Top

#7 The poor missile was feeling ronery stuck out there on its own.

Posted by Jake-the-peg">Jake-the-peg 2006-08-05 13:59|| 2006-08-05 13:59|| Front Page Top

#8 Removed for upgrade to the Ducttapedong version, newer better, they say the sling made from the original duct tape process gives this weapon a huge increase in range over previous versions.

Posted by Shemp Angomosing7301 2006-08-05 16:38|| 2006-08-05 16:38|| Front Page Top

#9 North Korea knows that the US has deployed ABL's..

Posted by Ebbuter Wholuth2907 2006-08-05 17:24|| 2006-08-05 17:24|| Front Page Top

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