Posted on 06/18/2009 11:12:50 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
U.S.Military Tracking North Korean Ship Suspected of Proliferating Missiles, Nukes A ship named Kang Nam left a port in North Korea Wednesday and could be carrying missile parts or nuclear materials in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution.
FOXNews.com
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The U.S. military is tracking a flagged North Korean ship suspected of proliferating weapons material in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution passed last Friday, FOX News has learned.
The ship, Kang Nam, left a port in North Korea Wednesday and could be carrying weaponry, missile parts or nuclear materials. The U.S. military has been tracking it since its departure.
"It is believed to be 'of interest,'" a senior U.S. official told FOX News.
This is the first suspected "proliferator"
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I was just about to post this- Admiral McMullen and Sec Def Gates were just on TV in a press conference.
They can’t let them get away with this.
More coming on FOX shortly.
This needs to be in breaking news...
Why do I think North Korea would love for a US ship to stop this ship?
I don’t care if they find a working bomb that’s on a timer addressed to the port of Los Angeles. It will never become public knowledge. Obama needs this like he needs a bag of snakes in his bathroom.
He’s in so far over his head, he can’t even see the surface anymore. We are FUBAR.
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One Mk48 torpedo, set off deep underneath ship, boyles law takes effect.
Better for us to watch where it’s going, & then deal with both ends of the transaction.
Too bad we can’t stop the thing and board it but they already said they won’t board any ships. We’re so screwed.
The timing of this is perfect, this has to be a setup by the NorKs.
IIRC, the Security Council made sure nothing will happen.
I wonder how close a nuclear blast would have to be to case an EMP-like event over or near Hawaii.
Obama right now is swearing up a storm: “who da hell let the news of that ship out. now dey gonna expect me to do sumtin ‘bout it.”
Nothing will be done about it.
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I am betting this might just be the first one that some brave person in the military or CIA decided to leak to the press.
There might have been more Obama & Panetta “allowed” to proceed “undiscovered” to avoid having to make a decision.
I wonder if a ship named Kang Nam could be the tripwire for WW3?
Could easily be a trick
The only “tracking” this vessel requires is in support of the firing solution from the nearest in-range anti-ship missile system.
Figure the odds...
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