Posted on 07/16/2006 9:32:35 AM PDT by texas booster
U.S. officials are privately pleased by North Korea’s seven missile launches last week, as they highlighted the danger posed by the communist regime in Pyongyang and the need for missile defenses.
The missile launches were carried out with no advance warning and were fired into a commercial air corridor used by numerous trans-Pacific airlines. One of the missiles crossed the flight path of a South Korean Asiana Airlines jet shortly before the plane passed through the area off the Russian coast of the Sea of Japan.
U.S. defense officials said the missile launches were an impressive show of joint missile operations. “This is not a small thing that they did with this level of activity over this relatively short period of time,” said one official.
“So while it could be get people’s attention, that’s fine and well, but it also was a pretty aggressive demonstration of a capability.”
Just another chia pet ronery moment.
In a perfect world, Comrade Chia Pet would have shot down one of North Korea's few airliners on it's final approach to Kim il Sung/Potemkin International Airport in Pyongyang.
Civilized nations follow the requirements to file a Notice to Airmen regarding such tests. As you said, not so with Chia Pet.
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Or incapability...
It does represent a growing threat, and it's way past time to face North Korea down over this matter.
SDI is an admirable goal. I support it. It's still better to make sure small despotic nations like North Korea or Iran don't have missile or nuke technology.
Russia thought terrorism wasn't so bad as long as it was related to Israel. Then Chechnia and Beslan opened their eyes.
China is one day going to pay for it's standing by, or even aiding North Korea on the sly. One way or another, it's going to pay.
Would have been fitting to have the NooKs shoot down one of their own.
Because airline schedules are public knowledge it just seems like too much of a conincidence that the North Korean missile "passed in the path" of the Korean Airlines airliner.
There is no doubt in my mind that the North Koreans were trying to shoot the South Korean jet liner down.
If it nailed the aircraft, the South Koreans would really be doing some major league tap-dancing to justify it.
"...Seems that most militaries would know the locations of aircraft before launching anything..."
NOTAMS (Notices to Airmen) are information and data which may affect a pilot's decision to enter or use areas of foreign or international airspace.
So, in essence all commercial aircraft pilots are notified of such events and to be aware of the area of hostility or danger.
"There is no doubt in my mind that the North Koreans were trying to shoot the South Korean jet liner down. "Do you know what the odds are of hitting a *moving* aircraft with a *ballistic* missile? Pweeze...
When you consider that the flight path originates at the airport of departure and continues until the plane lands at its destination, you realize the hype being done here.
It's like saying a bullet was fired across the highway I am traversing between NYC and LA. Oh, my.
"If it nailed the aircraft, the South Koreans would really be doing some major league tap-dancing to justify it."
Thats a rather ignorant thing to say.
Perhaps but I was in South Korea on a few occasions about 10 years ago and, to virtually all of the younger people there, the North can do no wrong. Reunification is "inevitable" and it's only the United States keeping the two Koreas apart. Do you have proof that they now believe otherwise?
"Perhaps but I was in South Korea on a few occasions about 10 years ago and, to virtually all of the younger people there, the North can do no wrong. Reunification is "inevitable" and it's only the United States keeping the two Koreas apart. Do you have proof that they now believe otherwise?"
Other than living their for 3 years and having been there as recently as a few weeks ago I can tell you that your comment that South Korea would apologize for North Korea knocking an airliner down is off base.
They do want reunificication but they are quite well aware of the wrongs that occur in the North. There is no way they'll reunite and accept the communism of the north.
I didn't say they would "apologize." I said they'd be "doing some major league tap-dancing to justify it." In other words, it would somehow end up being the United States' fault. Many South Koreans can not be trusted.
" And more gross stupidity by chia pet."
Or as I dub him, the Juche-fruit.
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