N. Korea May Have Fired Up To 12 Missiles(6 confirmed, additonal 6 being investigated)

Chosun Ilbo ^ | 07/05/06 | Yoo Yong-won

[TigerLikesRooster]

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N. Korea May Have Fired Up To 12 Missiles

Six launches including Taepodong-2 were confirmed...the additional launches were being investigated

It is possible that N. Korea launched six additional launches of short-range and shore-to-ship missiles, in addition to six launches of Taepodong-2, Nodong, and Scud surface-to-surface missiles, during dawn and morning hours of July 5th.

Senior government sources said, "The confirmed launches so far by N. Koreans are one Taepodong launch and five launches of Nodong and Scud missiles, totaling six. However, we have indications that, between 7am and 8:13am, six additional missiles are launched, which we are trying to confirm." These additional missiles are likely to be 'Seersucker' shore-to-ship missiles (range: 100~120km) and Scuds(range: 300~500km.)

The (S. Korean) government officially announced (this morning) that, on July 5th, at 5am, N. Korea launched Taepodong-2 missile at Taepodong, Hwa-dae County, N. Hamkyong Province, and, starting at 3:32am, several Scud and Nodong missiles at Kitaeryong, Anbyun County, Kangwon Province.

Intelligence agencies determined that Taepodong-2 blew up mid-air over East Sea, 40 seconds after its launch, turning the test into a failure.

Yoo Yong-won, military affairs correspondent

posted : 2006.07.05 11:46 17'

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[alancarp]

Very interesting (about the 'senior military figures'). This is just a guess, but 40 seconds is actually pretty good for a first shot out of the box. Don't think the first stage would have been expended by then, though, so they likely aren't past the multi-stage handoff part yet -- a significant milestone.

[roses of sharon]

But wait, CNN International just put up an interview with a "US legislator", ie a liberal, to say that the US is powerless against NK, we are bogged down in Iraq, we can do nothing, bla bla bla......

He was almost drooling with excitement to kiss NK butt.

Sickening.

[river rat]

The idiots or wrong..

The ONLY constraint on reducing NK to a pile of stone age rubble is POLITICAL.....not Military Ability..

Semper Fi

[1066AD]

they likely aren't past the multi-stage handoff part yet

About the same as the Chinese ten or twelve years ago before Hughes and Loral fixed it for them.

[Mike Darancette]

A lot of decoy fireworks. Show of force? Prevent possible interception by MD systems? Or both?

Kim the Krafty didn't think we could tell when his magic missile was being launched. His launching all those missiles was a fit of temper.

[inkling]

TigerLikesRooster -- Thanks for your on-the-scene reports. They really help us here in the States get a better feel for what is going on over there.

[AnnaZ]

Thank you for all the work you do. Very appreciated.

P.S. LOVED the train story.

[ArrogantBustard]

The thing I dislike the most about this on-going series of stories is that here we are twelve hours after the event and we're still trying to get a count of launches.

There's what we know ... and then there's what we're willing to publicly acknowledge knowing. They aren't necessarily the same thing.

[melt]

Maybe we should embargo Viagra--- before 'L'il Kim' "makes himself go completely blind" and blows everybody up?!

[beyond the sea]

But wait, CNN International just put up an interview with a "US legislator", ie a liberal, to say that the US is powerless against NK, we are bogged down in Iraq, we can do nothing, bla bla bla...... He was almost drooling with excitement to kiss NK butt. Sickening.

Larry King believe it or not, had the criminal Sandy Fancy Pants Berger and Mad Maddie Albright on his show tonight, in all their glory, slamming the Bush administration. They spoke as if they were clean as a whistle on North Korea. Not a word from the skeleton with suspenders, Larry King.

[BigSkyFreeper]

the ISS with Space Shuttle Discovery docked on.

They're not docked. The space shuttle will dock with the ISS on Day 2 of the shuttle mission, in the meantime, STS-121 is in "catch up" mode with the ISS.

[beyond the sea]

they likely aren't past the multi-stage handoff part yet ............ About the same as the Chinese ten or twelve years ago before Hughes and Loral fixed it for them.

What's to stop the Chinese from handing it off to N.K. to have them do their dirty work in the future?

[ncountylee]

Madeline Albright caused the problem and instead of hanging her her in shame she attacks Bush.

Despicable!

[beyond the sea]

This guy has every Academy Award winning movie ever and considers himself a great "director".

[BigSkyFreeper]

Madeline Albright caused the problem and instead of hanging her her in shame she attacks Bush.

It is despicable, and not surprising.

[Westlander]

Is Pelosi quivering in her spiked boots?

[tcrlaf]

It's Arec Bawdren's fault!!
Hans Brix! My No-Dong Brew Up!!

[beyond the sea]

Madeline Albright caused the problem and instead of hanging her her in shame she attacks Bush. Despicable!

I agree. See # 19.

;-)

[Mike Darancette]

Did it have help "blowing up"? Or did it blow up all by itself? I.e., did we shoot it down?

Kim the Krafty is in weird position does he say that his missile worked and the Americans attacked it thus giving America more credibility and mooting his missile program or admit that his missile is a POS.