NKorea likely to fire short-range missiles: report

Associated Press ^ | 7/1/2009 | AP

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

North Korea is "highly likely" to fire short-range missiles off its east coast after issuing a fresh warning to shipping to stay clear of some areas, according to a South Korean newspaper.

"It is highly likely that the North will launch missiles" from bases in the eastern provinces of Kangwon and South Hamkyong, the JoongAng Ilbo quoted an intelligence source as saying.

The communist state has responded defiantly to UN condemnation of its long-range rocket launch in April and of its May nuclear test, vowing to bolster its defences.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Ping

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Move along folks, there’s nothing to see....

[myknowledge]

I bet they’re CVN-killer anti-ship missiles that can reach the Japanese coast, or Nodong-1 SSMs (NK-made improvements of the Scud-C) that can level Seoul.

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Don’t worry, the UN has it all under CONTROL.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Who knows with these people.

[myknowledge]

Realistically, the UN does not give two sacks of ****.

Kim Jong-Il will open his nuclear football, log into the centralized strategic nuclear command’s system by typing in his username and password on the football’s computer, select which missiles to fire and press Enter.

Missiles away!

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Realistically, the UN does not give two sacks of ****.

Then we have Obama as a back-up.

So, we're in good hands.

The UN AND OBAMA: UNABAMA!

[Rodebrecht]

Mr. Kim is like a real life super villain. Complete with underground fortresses.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

He looks like a gangster.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

It seems that building underground fortresses is North Korean’s main business. They are building underground bunkers for Burma’s junta in exchange for rubber and other goods. The bunkers have a underground power source and wired with fibre optic cables linking the bunkers.

[Rodebrecht]

I found the same kinds of sunglasses he wears for sale on eBay. They’re some generic 80s overstock. I was going to buy a pair, but they only had the brown kind left.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

I won’t be suprised that he has a “Members Only” jacket somewhere in his closet.

[Rodebrecht]

A closet as big as your house probably. And 40 feet underground.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

True.

[myknowledge]

Realistically, the military brass (minus the traitorous Gates) will come to the conclusion that the DPRK and Jong-Il will launch either an ASM over the Sea of Japan or a Nodong-1 toward Seoul.

Anyway, the ROKAF should be on full alert, with the Slam Eagles loaded and armed with PGMs, Vipers on standby for SEAD and escort the Mudhen bomb trucks to their targets.

[myknowledge]

Don’t worry, US / ROK / allied sapper teams would either connect taps to the fiber optic cables or even better, sever them to disrupt underground communications.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

My thoughts exactly.

[myknowledge]

Is that a Taepodong-2 ICBM?

The article must mention either a CVN-killer long range ASM or a Nodong-1 Scud-type SSM?

[Rodebrecht]

It looks like one.