Posted on 04/07/2013 6:59:27 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo
Japan's Defense Minister issued the official military order within the hour or so. It has been stated in news commentary that the North's Musudan intermediate ballistic missile which is an extreme threat to Japan and had been suddenly moved to North Korea's east coast just two days ago for possible launch without warning, without any kind of statement to international space or aviation bodies for a "test launch" of a missile, means that North Korea could launch a sneak missile launch without any warning to the world. So Japan's Defense Minister ordered Japan Self Defense Forces (SDF) into readiness with PAC-3 anti missile batteries to be activated along Japan's West Coast facing North Korea in the event any missile or portions of missile head toward Japanese territory. It will be shot down if a) called for and b) possible. Link to Japanese story. (They are not going to sit around and wait until a surprise launch on Wednesday next week aimed in the area of Japan).
Not sure if any of you have read the NK news these days.
“The U.S. ever-escalating hostile acts against the DPRK over its satellite launch have finally pushed the situation to the brink of a nuclear war.”
http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm
The entire propaganda site is off the hook.
Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) — It is the steadfast resolution of the Workers’ Party of Korea to enable the Korean people to fully enjoy a socialist cultural life under the highly civilized conditions and environment and to make a beautiful and sound way of life prevail throughout society, Rodong Sinmun Sunday says in an editorial.
It goes on:
The U.S. imperialists and south Korean warmongers have gone to extremes in their moves against the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea).
However, the service personnel and people of the DPRK are replete with strong guts and firmly confident of victory.
No matter what grave situation is created and no matter how desperately the enemies may work, the service personnel and people are creating a highly civilized and beautiful life at all their posts and worksites, looking forward to a rosy future. This is their proud tradition.
“-—the service personnel and people are creating a highly civilized and beautiful life -—
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And the tragedy is that these poor people actually believe this garbage. Years of brainwashing-—more frightening than an actual war IMHO.
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Crazy stuff...these poor citizens of NK have no idea
Well the fact it was broadcast might be some of these planned dis-information tactics?
Who knows for sure....but no doubt what is really happening isn’t going to be broadcast unless it has a purpose.
I agree about some sort of launch....how else is Um going to save face with his people since he’s so far out the limb.
Maybe the Senkaku islands have something to do with this?
They don't make men like your dad any more. And 400,000 servicemen just like him died in that war.
May God Bless your dad and all the other heroes of wars. I’ve heard stories from my uncles and others who fought in the Pacific. the Jap were incredibly cruel.
I know saying so makes me politically incorrect, but so be it.
As I posted back in 2008 when Japan going nuclear was being discussed:
A few years ago, Japanese Defense Minister (I’m not sure if it’s the current one—I don’t pay that close attention to the cabinets of our allies) remarked “If Japan decides it needs nuclear weapons on Monday, by Friday it will have them.”
Given that the Japanese atomic energy agency has 20 of the 100 most powerful supercomputers in the world, I suspect they already have working designs, if not components ready for assembly, you know, things like nicely machined hollow spheres of plutonium, neutron sources, purified deuterium and tritium, shaped charges, . . .
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