North Korea freight train en route to launch pad

UPI ^ | Oct. 1, 2015 | Elizabeth Shim

[TigerLikesRooster]

North Korea freight train en route to launch pad

The United States, South Korea and Japan have all confirmed the train is headed for the launch pad.

By Elizabeth Shim | Oct. 1, 2015 at 9:55 PM Follow @upi

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A freight train has begun moving in the direction of North Korea's Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan province.

The train, headed for North Korea's rocket launch pad was first spotted on Thursday, an unidentified source told Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. Yonhap reported the contents of the freight train were unknown, but it was unlikely given the timing of transportation and the assembly required, a missile launch could take place prior to Oct. 10, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party.

The United States, South Korea and Japan have all confirmed the train is headed for the launch pad, South Korean outlet News 1 reported, and was likely to have departed from a special weapons facility in Sanum-dong, a district in Pyongyang.

[TigerLikesRooster]

P!

[blueunicorn6]

You mean the rest of the world doesn’t grind to a halt when Obama goes golfing?

[Ophiucus]

It’s a load of Twinkies.

[nascarnation]

I thought the DC area was getting lots of rain. Did the Caliph head for better climates this weekend?

[VanShuyten]

There’s always a chance it will blow up like the one a couple of years ago. Very impressive satellite photos of that one.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

They’re launching a TRAIN into space? ;)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“...the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party.”

All schools and government offices will be closed on October 10th in, ‘The People’s Republik of Madistan!’

[TigerLikesRooster]

I wonder who is the hottest idol in Madisonistan these days. Kim Jong-un or Jihadi John? I am sure Che Guevara is so yesterday.:-)

[Sequoyah101]

My coffee just went in my nose. Thank you very much.

[Sequoyah101]

Do you have a link to the pictures?

[JoeProBono]

[Diana in Wisconsin]

There’s a t-shirt for them all and various and sundry OTHER Commies, down on State Street!

[chajin]

They’re launching a TRAIN into space?

Galaxy Express 999

"999" (pronounced "three nine," I assume meaning three nines) was a famous manga, or Japanese comic book series, from the 1970s about a train that travels in outer space. When an anime film adaptation was made of it, the title song was written and recorded by the top rock group in Japan at the time, Godiego (goh-DYE-goh).

I had the privilege of going to high school in Yokohama with the bass player, Steve Fox, whose 62nd birthday happens to be today.

[Rodamala]

[SevenofNine]

I think safe to say Chia Chub is Sheldon Cooper of world leader from Big Bang theory that guy LOL!

[HereInTheHeartland]

Nice beehive hairdo on the kid.

[VanShuyten]

Just google Ryongchon.

An interesting story that includes Iraeli spies, Syrian rocket scientists, and a cover story of a train full of ammonium nitrate colliding with a train carrying petrochemicals.

[StormEye]

I'm glad the Fat Boy Dear Leader is smoking.
Let's send him hundreds of cartons of non-filter Camels and encourage him to keep smoking.

[GOPJ]

A nuke? What’s your best guess?