N. Korea likely to set up rocket around weekend: source

Yonhap News ^ | 03/25/09

[TigerLikesRooster]

N. Korea likely to set up rocket around weekend: source

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is likely to set up its rocket on its launch pad around this weekend, a South Korean source said Wednesday.

North Korea said it will launch what it claims to be a communications satellite between April 4-8 from its east coast. Neighbors say it could be a pretext for the communist country to test-fire its most advanced missile, the Taepodong-2.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[Cementjungle]

I bet it gets taken out by a pidgeon.

[lentulusgracchus]

Look for a midcourse fuel-tank failure and explosion, somewhere in the vicinity of a Japanese or U.S. Block 3 Standard-armed DDG.

Everybody knows Chia Head can't get his plumbing to hold together at boost-phase accelerations.

[mkjessup]

Advanced Technology North Korean Aich-Too-Oh Rocket:

[TSgt]

Rocket likely to explode around weekend: source

[SevenofNine]

OH OH

[rdl6989]

Here’s my prediction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNsJUmFrUCA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL1xUWgBlFw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFeZkrRE9wI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-r9cYp3tTE

[keats5]

It’s up on DRudge now this has been confirmed to be a long range missle.

drudge.com

[SevenofNine]

OH MAN too funny you know what I think one of Soviet style explosion that going happen to North Korea rocket I am serious

[Former Proud Canadian]

How many Aegis cruisers does Japan have?

[AmericanInTokyo]

"But, but, but....we need to put all of our national efforts for the last six years into going after "weapons of mass destruction" way over in god forsken IRAQ" -- to the exclusion of and in lieu of reigning in North Korea who arent really a threat after all and who do NOT have nukes and who do NOT have long range missile capability.

/sarc!

The foolishness of this current US Administration and the idiotic one before it in matters relating to Powderkeg Asia is nothing short of phenomenal. This steady buildup occurred for the last eight years, and all we did was commit to some meaningless circle jerk set of meetings hosted by Beijing to stall for time and give the North Koreans plenty of headstarts. I hope Chris Hill of the State Department feels good about spending hours upon hours arguing about the shape of the negotiating table with North Korea and other such meaningless, process-oriented Foggy Bottom Foolishness.

This is precisely what empty foreign diplomacy and appeasement buy you...a Cuban Missile Crisis ala 2009, and this time, with a real amateur in the White House.