N. Korea: Taepodong-2 pointed at waters near Hawaii: report (direct provocation)

Kyodo News ^ | 07/07/06

[TigerLikesRooster]

Taepodong-2 pointed at waters near Hawaii: report

(Kyodo) _ The Taepodong-2 long-range missile recently test-fired by North Korea was pointed at waters near Hawaii, the Sankei Shimbun reported Friday in its online edition.

Citing government sources in Japan and the United States, the report said Japan's Defense Agency and the U.S. military reached the conclusion after analyzing the missile's path from data collected by Aegis-equipped destroyers and RC-135S electronic reconnaissance aircraft.

The missile was test-fired from its launching site in Musudanri in northeast North Korea early Wednesday local time before landing into the Sea of Japan about several hundred kilometers away.

The authorities decided that the missile was pointed at Hawaii from the angle of its nose cone immediately after the launch and the altitude it has reached, the report said.

The distance between North Korea and Hawaii is about 7,000 kikometers. While Taepodong-2 was widely believed to have the firing range of 3,500-6,000 km, its actual range can be longer, the report said.

It is not clear why North Korea targeted areas near Hawaii, but the sources believe North either wanted to show that the missile's firing range includes the United States, or because Hawaii is home to the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, or because the missile could mistakenly hit a land area if fired toward Alaska, the report said.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Those living in Alaska and Hawaii had better not sail out for a couple of weeks. You would not want to be hit by Chia Head's dumb missile.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[pointsal]

ping then BTTT

[coconutt2000]

Those living in Alaska and Hawaii had better not sail out for a couple of weeks. You would not want to be hit by Chia Head's dumb missile.

Actually, wouldn't it be safer not to be here in the islands?

[hsalaw]

While Taepodong-2 was widely believed to have the firing range of 3,500-6,000 km, its actual range can be longer, the report said.

Or, as was proved the other day, much, much shorter.

[Calpernia]

Incoming

[cmsgop]

The more I think about this I come to one conclusion,NK is very close to economic Collapse and the Ill Regime losing all control. Maybe I am wrong..

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #4

To be completely safe, you may have to leave in airplane now, or hide in a deep mountain cave.:)

[Mo1]

Has it been reported why it failed 40 seconds in air?

[patton]

If it was launched from the DPRK, and landed in the NORTHERN sea of japan, this is pure BS.

Conversly, if it is not BS, and the above conditions hold, people in Moscow aught to duck.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #7

If he feels he has no other option, his end may not be far away.

[Enchante]

If the totalitarian troll of Pyongyang thinks that reminding us of Pearl Harbor is a good idea, he's even dumber than we thought.........

[apillar]

I don't know... There was some military expert on Fox that was saying that the missile blew up to soon too determine the target.

But, there was also a story this morning saying the missile actually lasted for 7 minutes instead of 40 seconds. If that was true, they should have been able to determine where it was headed.

[edpc]

How long before some entrepreneur dusts off this old idea? For those old enough to remember the 'Duck and Cover' days........

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #9

According to some experts, it was fuel knock(imperfect combustion.)

[cmsgop]

Yes, It just seems his EGO is in the way,He could put in a Big Food Request and get it,(I assume)spare parts,blah,blah. Whats his Aim?, Puzzling for sure
..

[RedStateRocker]

Maybe that's how long we wanted it in the air?

[LasVegasMac]

the U.S. military reached the conclusion after analyzing the missile's path from data collected by Aegis-equipped destroyers and RC-135S electronic reconnaissance aircraft.

Ummmmm......maybe this version applies.....

the U.S. military reached the conclusion after analyzing the missile's path from data collected, before shooting it down, by Aegis-equipped destroyers and RC-135S electronic reconnaissance aircraft.

Somebody needs to get Chia Head Dumb Dong Ill's attention...."boy, get back in your sandbox and quit actin' the fool."

[NormsRevenge]

According to some experts, it was fuel knock(imperfect combustion.)

Engine 'Ping'. ;-)

[Pox]

Ronery boy wants his bribes back, he needs that free stuff to keep himself in power, IMO. This saber rattling is meant to get the U.S. back to giving him bribes to keep his country in "status quo" mode.

We would be completely moronic to give in to that retard, IMO. Let him rattle all the saber's he wants. He knows for a fact if he strikes anyone with a nuke, his country is likely permanently gone, with a significant portion turned to glass.

It is likely he is feeling a lot of internal pressure and needs those "concessions" from the west that he was getting up until President Bush cut him off. Too bad for Chia head!