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).
government officials can be bribed with cheap prostitutes and a bit of cash..
kinda like deomdRATS
If so, why make threats? In other words, why doesn’t he just shut up and then when ready, strike?
“When you have to shoot, shoot, don’t talk. “
Tsuamis nowhere, even from a multi-megaton thermonuclear device. The distance from a blast with waves of any significance is measured in a few miles, at best.
A tsunami-causing earthquake's energy makes the energy of even the largest nuclear weapons look like a joke.
This missile has never been test launched so the odds of failure are very high.
Well look at Israel...They’ve been threatening to take Iran out for 10+ years.
North Korea is out of the missile business.
Practice shots unless directed north over China will be shot down.
You know... seriously... we should take out the little fat boy and his palace some morning around 2:30 am and call him done.
IIRC, Japan’s last two tests of SM-3 anti-missile defense systems were successful.
Any word Godzilla may call in action
Just kidding LOL!
BTW Hey AIT UK Daily mail have good profile on Chia Chub Angela Lansbury aunt LOL!
” don’t annouce your weapons before you use them “.
Unless you think you can get paid for not launching them. I’m guessing that NK is thinking that Obama will cave and pay them.
Had to look that up. As a sci fi fan I NEVER ‘got’ “Dr Who”. Perhaps it was the old Dr Who, with the perrenial scarf I did not like
I just hope that we are not shooting anything down. I would much happier if we were zapping things down.
I have been saying this for days...there is something fishy, very very fishy, going on here...first the Japanese Central Bank floods the yard with Yen, now this...All I can say is stay tuned!
Watch our own backyard and the Fed...
I think we should give Fiji the credit, they never get to make the news for anything.
If they do launch an attack on Japan, I can’t picture China taking up arms together with North Korea, pact or no pact. They value stability. A pact with an unstable moron, who wants to start WW III just because he feels like it, will not be honored by the Middle Kingdom. Kim is so ronery.
Captain of ship: “If they fire one, we will fire one.” Sonar man: “Roger Captain, FIRE ONE”
His Aunt is a serious alcholic it’s been said...and why she was out of the picture for several years...then she was seen ofte with KimII since she basically was taking care fo him.
Most interesting is she is the daughter of the the Ki’ms father. Who began all this crap...so it’s surely something she will never be rid of..it’s what she is.
Interesting though...if she has any real power, and the media pits her up against S. Korea’s new female leader....which would make for headlines and may be where they go with this....it could be or get even more bizzare.
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