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North Korea Prepares to Launch Missile (Fuel Loaded, Weapon on the Pad: Upgrade to Watchcon 2)
ABC News Nightline ^ | 1 hour ago | Bob Woodruff

Posted on 04/10/2013 7:13:05 PM PDT by drewh

Tonight there's urgent new evidence that north korea is ready to launch a missile at any hour, any moment, a show of force, a defiant test of world reaction. ABC news has been told that the fuel has been loaded. The missile is on the pad.

And our bob woodruff is in south korea to bring us more details right now. Reporter: The top u. S.

Defense official responded to kim jong-un'sising rhetoric today. North korea's actions have been skating very close to a dangerous line. Reporter: There is some anxiety growing on the streets and in the subways of seoul amid south korean news reports than emergency threat levels jumped to watchcon-2, which is one step away from war.

Even as koreans went about their daily routines, young koreans have lived through endless propaganda and missile tests for decades. Now even they are starting to wonder about kim jong-un. He is very crazy.

Reporter: He's crazy? Parents are getting nervous. Sae jung kim told me for the first time in this conflict tomorrow, she will not take her son to kindergarten.

Any strike, anywhere else, i want my kids to be with me. Reporter: Even if that happens, that missile would be mid range called muse dan. Never before tested.

Powerful enough to travel 2,000 miles putting us bases in okinawa or guam within its reach. Moving patriots missiles into position around tokyo.

The danger here is kim jong-un has ramped up the tension to such a point that even the smallest action could provoke a larger fight, a war or significant military clash. Reporter: As for timing, most believe this launch will happen sometime this week because next monday is kim jong-un's grandfather's birthday. On that day, most of these launches have happened in the morning

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: china; japan; korea; nkorea; northkorea; obama; russia; waronterror
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1 posted on 04/10/2013 7:13:05 PM PDT by drewh
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To: rdl6989; TigerLikesRooster; AmericanInTokyo; SevenofNine

Ping.


2 posted on 04/10/2013 7:14:33 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: drewh

This coming from ABC News bothers me. I’m not sure how or why, but it does.


3 posted on 04/10/2013 7:14:39 PM PDT by surroundedbyblue (Why am I both pro-life & pro-gun? Because both positions defend the innocent and protect the weak.)
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4 posted on 04/10/2013 7:16:35 PM PDT by CommieCutter
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To: surroundedbyblue

ABC is one of the media outlets which speaks on behalf of the Democrat National Committee.


5 posted on 04/10/2013 7:17:04 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: CommieCutter

At least Obozo has Tokoyo protected by patriots. How about Guam or n Hawaii?


6 posted on 04/10/2013 7:17:48 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

Question, how many of you have confidence in the Obama administration handling whatever might happen with North Korea???


7 posted on 04/10/2013 7:18:18 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: drewh

It is the North Koreans that should be nervous.

They are going to get a terrible reaction if an attack comes.

But I doubt they even know what is going on.


8 posted on 04/10/2013 7:18:35 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: drewh

Who the heck knows...it’s a wild card with that SOB.


9 posted on 04/10/2013 7:18:50 PM PDT by CommieCutter
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To: CommieCutter

Picture not exactly right. It needs to show the Chosen One with some choom.

If it did not put this country in danger from within and without, this occupant of the White House would be a bad Cheech and Chong joke.


10 posted on 04/10/2013 7:20:06 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

No, it comes down to whatever benefits him, even in times like this.


11 posted on 04/10/2013 7:20:11 PM PDT by CommieCutter
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To: surroundedbyblue

Obama probably soiled his pants upon hearing the news, so ABC got worried too.


12 posted on 04/10/2013 7:20:47 PM PDT by jughandle
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13 posted on 04/10/2013 7:21:22 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: drewh

Hey Kim, bet you can’t hit DC with one of your rockets. Go ahead, I triple dog dare ya.


14 posted on 04/10/2013 7:22:14 PM PDT by Drill Thrawl (The Progs are pushing for war. Be ready.)
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To: Fred Hayek

I think the plan is for Japan to pretend to shoot it down after we did and we give Japan credit.


15 posted on 04/10/2013 7:22:18 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: drewh
It's going to be utterly devastating to our world position if N Korea initiates a test launch, and the missile goes up, travels a good long distance, and eventually falls into the Pacific, while we watch.

"Hey, it was just a test launch. We knew it wasn't a real threat."

Yeah. Sure. I'm pretty sure such a display of weakness would be devastating to our global prestige. I think there is a good chance of this happening.

16 posted on 04/10/2013 7:22:42 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The ballot box is a sham. Nothing will change until after the war.)
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To: Venturer

we must have tomahawk or two lying around with nothing to do tonight....

to quote elmer fudd, “siwwy wabbit, fuewing opewations are vewy vewy twicky with wockets and pwocedures can go vewy vewy badwy.”


17 posted on 04/10/2013 7:22:43 PM PDT by redlegplanner ( No Representation without Taxation)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I have confidence that 0bama will never consciously do anything good or decent for this country.


18 posted on 04/10/2013 7:23:03 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals will never get it. Their minds have been stolen.)
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To: surroundedbyblue
This coming from ABC News bothers me. I’m not sure how or why, but it does.

yeah, the tone is kind of weird.. "he is very crazy.."?

19 posted on 04/10/2013 7:23:14 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Constitution? What Constitution?)
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To: JoeProBono
This whole thing seems so TEAM AMERICA.
20 posted on 04/10/2013 7:23:18 PM PDT by CommieCutter
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