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

Kyodo News ^ | 07/07/06

[ARealMothersSonForever]

The Congressional response.

[appeal2]

I hear that NORAD is renting some apartments.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The missile was launched from Incheon International Airport??? I don't think that's in NK.

[doug from upland]

I want to personally thank all of the Democrats who have stood in the way of a missile defense system.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

Just don't make fun of him, that's all.

The bipartisan response is harsh and sure to draw condemnation from the civilized world-

[MaineVoter2002]

I want to personally thank all of the Democrats who have stood in the way of a missile defense system.

While you're at it thank Clinton for having given the nut the elements needed to create the nuclear bomb.

And pray it wont be coming back to us

[ARealMothersSonForever]

The Dims are going to co-opt this issue. Queen HRC will come out as the hardliner. The "common knowledge" is that these were "missile tests". Goebbels was brilliant.

[yooling]

I read that it failed because some part(s) fell off shortly after launch.

[Hexenhammer]

please tune to your CONELRAD stations for the latest announcements.

[HiTech RedNeck]

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

These dongmissiles are getting to be a real pain, if they can drop anywhere en route to their "nominal" target. Oh sure, that was just a test into the mid-Pacific, so sorry it aborted over Tokyo.

[El Gato]

Are the Zoomies still using 135's? They were using those way back in the '60's.

Yes, but they have been re-engined. The active force KC-135s, and few other varients, with big fan engines (CFM56/F-108), newly built. The Reserve and Guard birds got take off JT3Ds from airliners. TF-33s in miltary designation. They are Lower bypass turbo fans, but still better than the J-57, turbojets they sported originally. The AWACS,which is not a -135 airframe, also uses TF-33s, at least in US service. Other nations have up engined to high bypass turbofans, for better performance/higher altitude flight, and for much increased fuel economy. I don't know which engines the RC varients use. Some of each is possible. According to the Air Force Fact Sheet they've gotten the F-108s.

[LenS]

It's not quite that simple -- Forget the Missiles, This is Even More Bizarre. Even the Chicoms can't control him. They could make his regime collapse, but as long as they want to avoid a reunified Korea, the poofy one has a surprising amount of freedom to do what he wants.

[El Gato]

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

Already happended. You can buy pre fabricated shelters, just dig a hole, insert shelter and backfill. Just one example. Useful as tornado shelter as well.

My grandmother had a good shelter, but she called it a "Cellar". She used it store eggs, potatoes, onions,etc. But it was underground. All it needed was to fill up the entrance steps with sandbags and seal up that opening, say with plastic sheeting and duct tape. Oh and of course a supply of water. Food it had.

[PhilDragoo]

[El Gato]

Err, missing is the air intake and how to stop the incoming radiactive air?

It's not the air that's radioactive, it's the dust in it. You just filter it out. That can be done with toilet paper rolls, large juice cans, a cardboard box and some plastic sheeting... and of course duct tape. See "Pulling Through" by Dean Ing.

[potlatch]

LOL, looks like some good earplugs coming his way!!

[TeleStraightShooter]

IIRC, if it "vanished" over the Sea of Japan, that would clearly be in range interceptor missiles carried by Aegis cruisers patrolling that Sea.

[jeffers]

Agreed. These are the actions of a desperate man.

Will he go down quietly, or swinging?

[BigSkyFreeper]

Some experts believe it was fuel knock. It didn't help matters either that the missile sat on the pad for a good couple weeks due to bad launch weather.

[DaBadGuy]

To the distinguished members of DPNK..

You fargin' iceholes. You have violated my fargin' rights. You fire missiles at this sonofabotchin' country..... This is FARGIN WAR!!!!!!!!!!