Next port of call: SF bay area.
Posted on 04/15/2017 8:05:23 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A North Korean missile “blew up almost immediately” on its test launch on Sunday, the U.S. Pacific Command said, hours before U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was due in South Korea for talks on the North’s increasingly defiant arms program.
The failed launch from North Korea’s east coast, ignoring admonitions from major ally China, came a day after North Korea held a military parade in its capital, marking the birth anniversary of the state founder, in which what appeared to be new long-range ballistic missiles were on display.
South Korea said the combined show of force “threatened the whole world”.
Pence is due in Seoul at the start of a 10-day trip to Asia in what his aides said was a sign of the U.S. commitment to its ally in the face of the rising tension. …
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You're not supposed to know there are space-based lasers and other radiation devices that can do micro-duration bursts to produce "holes" and other effects in stuff.
Back in the 70's the satellite technology was so you could see that a soldier had a cigarette in his mouth and could tell if it was lit or not.
There are destructive electromagnetic emissions that are not in the light range where atmospherics are not a factor. Once the targeting is established it's a done deal. This is why the Russians and Americans have weaponry that can be quickly moved around in the middle of an engagement.
Next port of call: SF bay area.
Geeezzzeee, I don’t think you are a dope. Quite the opposite, actually.
With a nuke in the cargo?
I’m a little dopey sometimes. I saw somebody else post that idea and ran with it :)
I could have just looked at the pic.
Happy Easter/Jewish Holidays, whichever fits :)
Cheers.
One can't help but wonder if some really excellent mischief caused that outcome.
Whoever intervened and caused the missile to blow up on launch gets my sincere gratitude!
Happy Easter!
I think it was God who said: “Nope”
It was hacked. Goes to show how even a closed system like the Norks have is vulnerable.
And it was China that hacked it. China has the second best hackers.
Me too! Love it!
attached to a shark. :)
[China has the second best hackers.]
Can’t be second-best terrorist in the world forever! Can’t ever get #1. He is never available!
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