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Posted on 09/14/2017 7:50:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The South Koreans have successfully tested a new cruise missile that could wipe out key nuclear sites in the North — which leader Kim Jong Un regularly visits — in just 15 minutes, a report says.
The missile, manufactured by Germany’s Taurus Systems, was fired from an F-15 fighter jet during military drills Tuesday, according to Seoul’s Defense Ministry.
It reportedly travelled through several obstacles at low altitudes before hitting a target along the country’s western coast.
Officials told the Daily Express that the weapon is capable of striking North Korean nuclear sites in approximately 15 minutes — making it a serious threat to Kim’s life.
The dictator is famous for visiting the facilities where his nukes are stored, regularly posing for pictures with his scientists.
He was most recently spotted overseeing the preparations for the North’s latest and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3.
South Korea has been working diligently amid ramped up threats from the Hermit Kingdom in recent months.
After the test two weeks ago, Seoul announced it had reached an agreement with Washington to scrap the weight limits on South Korean ballistic missiles in an effort to make more warheads.
The new Taurus missile is a long-range, air-to-surface weapon that has a maximum range of 310 miles.
Officials say it is equipped with specialized stealth characteristics that allow it to fly under radar before hitting its target.
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I know I’m totally insane, but there is still a declared war going on with North Korea. They have nukes. They are testing missiles. They are threatening to destroy everyone.
If you can take out the leadership of the country you are at war with, why wouldn’t you?
North Korea isn’t becoming more peaceful or weaker. They are becoming stronger and more dangerous. They are threatening you. You are at war with them. And no one wants to engage in hostile action.
It’s just dumb.
The modern idea of “But if you we do something, people might die ...” is a good way to get a whole lot of people killed.
GOOD
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“specialized stealth characteristics that allow it to fly under radar”
Uh, no, “stealth characteristics” and “fly under radar”, although both mean that you avoid radar detection, are two completely different things.
Flying under radar is a very old technique. It means flying at an altitude where there is so much ground clutter that the radar could not possibly pick you out. The radar does not even bother to look there because it would just get a huge amount of noise returned.
The use of stealth characteristics means the radar does ping you, but is either absorbed or scattered so that there is no return ping back to the radar set. So you fly through it, not under it.
More ‘leaked’ posturing.
I don’t know how far away that missile was launched, but it only missed the center of the red bulls eye by a foot. If I was Un I’d be really worried.
SK apparently now has the capability, but do they have the nerve to use it if needed. So far, the new leader has not shown that backbone. They need both capability and backbone.
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