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N. Korea: Taepodong-2 pointed at waters near Hawaii: report (direct provocation)
Kyodo News ^
| 07/07/06
Posted on 07/06/2006 5:06:10 PM PDT by 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.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: actofwar; axisofevil; bashbush; hawaii; korea; missile; nkorea; northkorea; proliferation; taepodong; taepodong2
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Hmmm... That would explain a lot. Perhaps some irate Menehune got to the missile in the middle of the night.
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posted on
07/06/2006 7:36:22 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
(Speak softly and wear a loud shirt.)
To: FMBass
202
posted on
07/06/2006 7:37:50 PM PDT
by
patton
(LGOPs = head toward the noise, kill anyone not dressed like you.)
To: patton
It means that the rampant speculation about rockets on these threads has driven me over the edge. ;)Cool...I have company. ;-)
203
posted on
07/06/2006 7:38:28 PM PDT
by
processing please hold
(If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
To: FMBass
Does the countable chain condition imply compact?
204
posted on
07/06/2006 7:38:40 PM PDT
by
patton
(LGOPs = head toward the noise, kill anyone not dressed like you.)
To: Michael Barnes
NK is getting a bit uppity. Maybe we should have some fun and help Japan arm itself.Naw, this is something we can handle ourselves.
To: true_blue_texican
Now I'm really laughing my ass off, if there was no object, why did I even post?
It's a rhetorical question.
Thanks for the chuckles, you owe me a monitor, I salute your dry wit and I bid you well.
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posted on
07/06/2006 7:40:03 PM PDT
by
Hilltop
To: All
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posted on
07/06/2006 7:40:38 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: TigerLikesRooster
If I remember correctly the last time an Asian country bombed Hawaii they were met with 2 atomic bombs.
Maybe Wingnut in NK should read up on some history.
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posted on
07/06/2006 7:41:31 PM PDT
by
Brytani
(Someone stole my tagline - reward for its return!!!)
To: pbrown
...and never heard of a great circle.
But surely you've heard of the Great Pumpkin, right?
To: pbrown
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posted on
07/06/2006 7:41:58 PM PDT
by
patton
(LGOPs = head toward the noise, kill anyone not dressed like you.)
To: Paulus Invictus
Err, missing is the air intake and how to stop the incoming radiactive air? This was drawn in the 50's and looks it. We were so naive then (I know. I was there). Our neighbor built a much better and stronger shelter just a few doors away. I know where I'm heading when Kimmo sends the big one. Trouble is, the new owners of the shelter and house above it are gays. What then? Develop a taste for Zinfindel and Liza!
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posted on
07/06/2006 7:42:16 PM PDT
by
olde north church
(Note to Corzine: Segregate Illegal Alien Inmates, Don't Feed Them Unless Native Country Pays)
To: AmericanInTokyo
Credit, as per the DoughtyOne...! Thanks AInT :)
To: bitt
The last I read of the chia pet he was headed for Russia in an armored train. Anyway, aiming a missile AT Hawaii is an act of war. Time to retaliate.
213
posted on
07/06/2006 7:45:08 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
(Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
To: patton
Uh, Ill get back to you on that. You may have to wait a bit PS: I'm just a humble ChemE with apenchant for number theory (amateur Mathematician at best!)
214
posted on
07/06/2006 7:45:22 PM PDT
by
FMBass
(“Now that I’m sober I watch a lot of news” – Garofalo: From “Treason” by Coulter)
To: Hilltop
you owe me a monitor,
How 'bout I send you a baby wipe? They're absorbant.
To: lawdude
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posted on
07/06/2006 7:45:45 PM PDT
by
Jille
(The truth shall set you free.)
To: patton
I know. It drove me over the edge too and I was happy for your company.
217
posted on
07/06/2006 7:47:55 PM PDT
by
processing please hold
(If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
To: coconutt2000
I'm thinking that given their track record, being in the target area is about as safe as you can get.
218
posted on
07/06/2006 7:48:21 PM PDT
by
NickFlooding
(Canceling out liberal votes since 1972.)
To: LasVegasMac
"the U.S. military reached the conclusion after analyzing the missile's path from data collected, before shooting it down,"
maybe, the ABL had a beta test at it, mate.
219
posted on
07/06/2006 7:48:44 PM PDT
by
Tulsa Ramjet
("If not now, when?")
To: Paulus Invictus
Air isn't radioactive. The intake would be the house you built the shelter in. Basement shelters take more more than they are showing in the pic, you're right there. They are much preferable to being on the surface though!
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posted on
07/06/2006 7:49:21 PM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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