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NORTH KOREAN MISSILE WARHEAD FOUND IN ALASKA
Korean Times ^ | March 4, 2003 | Staff Report

Posted on 03/04/2003 8:13:05 AM PST by ewing

North Korean Missile Warhead Found in Alaska

The warhead of a long range missile test fired by North Korea was found in the US state of Alaska, a report to the National Assembly revealed yesterday.

According to a United States document, 'The last piece of a missile warhead fired by North Korea was found in Alaska,' former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Nakayama was quoted as saying in the report.

'Washington, as well as Toyko, has so far underrated Pyongyang's missile capabilities.'

(Excerpt) Read more at times.hankooki.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events; US: Alaska; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: 1993; alaska; alaskanoil; barbrastreisand; bravosierra; caribou; japan; missile; nkorea; northkorea; nuclearthreat; pyongyang; report; republicofkorea; untappedoil; warhead
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To: Sabertooth
The DPRK announced concurrent with the 1998 launch that they'd successfully orbited a satellite. Independent verification of a satellite was never made.

Either they had their lies ready to go, or they really were trying to launch a satellite.
101 posted on 03/04/2003 8:51:12 AM PST by Poohbah (Beware the fury of a patient man -- John Dryden)
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To: ewing
That'll finally get the lefties POed when they realize N. Korea can hit ANWR.
102 posted on 03/04/2003 8:52:52 AM PST by putupon (Boycot Michelin/Goodrich (Fr) and Contiental/General (Ger) Tires, & FStone, US but they suk)
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To: ewing
I was doing a search on that question just now... "Didnt one of the Chinese Generals threaten LA with the long range missles a few years back? (before he was rebuked by Condi Rice) "

Read This:

http://www.oism.org/cdp/mar2001.htm

I'm leaving my desk now...I'll look again for that question when I'm back.
103 posted on 03/04/2003 8:53:41 AM PST by Calpernia
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To: ewing
Odd that not one of the articles on this supposedly current news story gives any indication of when the thing was found.
104 posted on 03/04/2003 8:54:01 AM PST by cake_crumb (UN Resolutions = VERY expensive, very SCRATCHY toilet paper.)
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To: ewing
Pyongyang, "Crap, I sliced it...."
105 posted on 03/04/2003 8:54:38 AM PST by Greek
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To: mabelkitty
Holly Crap! I didn't think of that!

< Leaves desk before tin foil makes it on my head >
106 posted on 03/04/2003 8:54:55 AM PST by Calpernia
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To: Jeff Head; All

107 posted on 03/04/2003 8:56:15 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Stamp out Freepathons! Stop being a Freep Loader! Become a monthly donor!)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Give us back the USS Pueblo and we'll call it even.

In 2001 the NKs sailed the USS Pueblo around the Korean Peninsula for use as a museum at another location. We could have seized it then if we had wanted it. It's still ours, theoretically, but it was decided that it was not worth it.

108 posted on 03/04/2003 8:57:00 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie
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To: cake_crumb
Or even WHAT was found..
109 posted on 03/04/2003 8:57:05 AM PST by ewing
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To: ewing
Because a satellite launch would be launched eastwards due to the earth's rotation, it is fairly difficult to distinguish a NK satellite launch from a NK ballistic missle attack.

And we didn't then, and currently do not, have any ability to shoot down such a missle; ballistic missle defense is not deployed operationally.

It would be somewhat embarassing for the US to launch a nuke attack on NK and have their launched missle turn out to be a satellite.

Hence, I don't think you're going to see us launch nukes just because the NKs have launched a missle; there's no point in not waiting to see where such a missle lands.
110 posted on 03/04/2003 8:57:40 AM PST by John H K
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To: Jeff Head
Ping!
111 posted on 03/04/2003 8:58:09 AM PST by Domestic Church (AMDG..)
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To: Poohbah; Grampa Dave; ewing; longshadow
Either they had their lies ready to go, or they really were trying to launch a satellite.

Right. So the question is whether the fragment is consistent with a satellite, or a warhead?

Given the timing of the announcement of this "discovery," if it's a warhead fragment, that would be a causus belli with respect to the DPRK, eliminating the need for UN involvement, should we choose to go that route.




112 posted on 03/04/2003 8:58:18 AM PST by Sabertooth
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To: Grampa Dave
Remember those two freighters floating around the ocean that the US was watching? I wonder if they made their deposit then left?
113 posted on 03/04/2003 8:58:35 AM PST by mabelkitty (Let's be pro-active - Start an "Impeach Hillary" campaign before she announces her candidacy)
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To: Poohbah
North Korea wouldn't waste the money on sattelites. They just use that as a guise for testing their ballistic missles.

And as for this warhead, could it be from the dual stage missle they launched over Japan in the mid to late 90's? I heard the far stage hit off the coast of Alaska, maybe so as not to panic the public (and to not alert the North Koreans) the government hid the fact that it actually hit Alaska.
114 posted on 03/04/2003 8:58:40 AM PST by walkingdead (easy, you just don't lead 'em as much....)
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To: Grampa Dave
See my Post 93

Apparenlty it was debris from a late 1990's satellite insetion attempt. No warhead.

I guess my BS meter was concerning the report that the N. Koreans had tested a longrange ICBM whose warhead ended up in Alaska which is utter nonsense.

IMHO, the satellite fragment is totally plausible.

116 posted on 03/04/2003 8:59:55 AM PST by Jeff Head
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To: walkingdead
North Korea wouldn't waste the money on sattelites. They just use that as a guise for testing their ballistic missles.

If you can get a substantial payload to orbit, it's proof that you can chuck an equally substantial payload to intercontinental distances.

117 posted on 03/04/2003 9:00:05 AM PST by Poohbah (Beware the fury of a patient man -- John Dryden)
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To: null and void
That would be news in Alaska. We lose airplanes, people, moose, you name it. A warhead? Did it say "Take That!" right above Made in NK?
118 posted on 03/04/2003 9:00:16 AM PST by RightWhale (Theorems link concepts: Proofs establish links)
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To: mabelkitty
This would have been done by one of their illegal crab/salmon fishing boats.

Those two ships which we have not heard anything probably had missiles sold to Iraq and Iran and maybe something that was radio active.
119 posted on 03/04/2003 9:01:33 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Stamp out Freepathons! Stop being a Freep Loader! Become a monthly donor!)
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To: HARD ATTACK 51
But the Chinese are peaceful!

Ask Diane Feinstein. Her husband owns three companies in China, and Diane would never compromise her position as a Senator to advance her own personal situation?

Beatch!
120 posted on 03/04/2003 9:02:14 AM PST by mabelkitty (Let's be pro-active - Start an "Impeach Hillary" campaign before she announces her candidacy)
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