Posted on 01/23/2017 5:29:36 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Is the Kalma Ballistic Missile Test Site Ready for an ICBM Launch?
By Joseph S. Bermudez Jr.
23 January 2017
North Korea has recently threatened to conduct its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Last week, media reports even cited “unnamed” South Korean officials stating a test of a previously unknown 2-stage ICBM “may be imminent.”[1] While the North’s ability to produce a 2-stage ICBM is questionable and validity of these reports remains to be verified, they have heightened concerns as to when Pyongyang may decide test launch an ICBM.
One of the possible locations for an ICBM test is the Kalma Ballistic Missile Test Site located on the shores of the East Sea adjacent to the Kalma International Airport.[2] Opened around May-June 2016, the test site consists of a single 24-meter-by-17-meter concrete-paved launch position surrounded by a sand berm, grading for a second firing position and graded access roads. It is supported by several components of the Kalma International Airport including a pull-through hangar for pre-launch preparations, two observation and support buildings and a paved parking lot. It is probable that the airport’s radars are used to support ballistic missile tests by both tracking missile flights and ensuring that the East Sea airspace is clear of traffic.
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Wouldn’t it be great if the NORK ballistic missile detonates prematurely on the launch pad and takes out the entire facility ?
Job #1 - Go get the Pueblo.
CNO and Com7thFleet better hope they have resources in theater. Otherwise they may not be around much longer.
Intercept it. Problem solved.
Won’t make it off the ground.. Ooh, the humanitee ...
Somewhere there is an Ohio-class with a target package that erases the Norks forever.
Bump
So far we haven't the brains to used this missile as a practice target. Maybe Trump would get the idea and blow it out of the sky. Worth millions to see how our system of protection will work.
It’s not that easy to do. I would prefer that we use our laser or electrical impulse technology to disable it in flight.
Even better. And never say a word...
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