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2019-04-02 China-Japan-Koreas
North’s missile launch could happen anytime
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Posted by Fred 2019-04-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ]  Top
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#1 Sounds like they need to take out the missile in the boost phase.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2019-04-02 01:04||   2019-04-02 01:04|| Front Page Top

#2 any Aegis ships with special SM3s in the area?
Posted by Neville Glolutch8436 2019-04-02 02:08||   2019-04-02 02:08|| Front Page Top

#3 ...It would be nice if the decision has already been quietly made that anything they launch will be blown out of the sky. On the other hand, if we do, I am sure the Norks will insist the missile was carrying nuns and orphans on a day trip to a petting zoo.

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2019-04-02 04:27||   2019-04-02 04:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Threats are just negotiations. An actual launch would pooch any chance of a deal. We've seen that Trump cares more about results than glowing PR moments and tongue baths from the press (yeah, like *that* could happen!) It would be a mistake for Pudge to misunderestimate him.
Posted by SteveS 2019-04-02 08:36||   2019-04-02 08:36|| Front Page Top

#5 The US won't chance a failure of BMD on a non hostile launch. It would make a nice example if it worked, but the downside of a failure is too big to ignore.
Posted by M. Murcek 2019-04-02 12:20||   2019-04-02 12:20|| Front Page Top

#6 but the downside of a failure is too big to ignore.

Well,...Seattle.
Posted by Skidmark 2019-04-02 14:29||   2019-04-02 14:29|| Front Page Top

#7 #2 The South Koreans and Japanese also have Aegis.

Who knows where that SM-3 might have come from.
Posted by The peanut gallery 2019-04-02 22:44||   2019-04-02 22:44|| Front Page Top

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