N Korea announces it has 100 missiles pointed at USA

ABC ^ | 5-4-03 | ABC

[geros]

Un propagandista del Régimen de Pyongyang afirmó hoy domingo que Corea del Norte posee al menos 100 misiles nucleares apuntando hacia a Estados Unidos, que serían utilizados si al país asiático le son impuestas sanciones económicas. El director ejecutivo del centro para la paz coreana-estadounidense, Kim Myong Chol, declaró al canal de televisión australiana ´Channel Nine´ que está "claro" que Corea del Norte posee "por lo menos 100 ojivas nucleares y 300 como máximo". "Todas están dirigidas hacia ciudades estadounidenses", agregó.

Como "portavoz oficial de Corea del Norte" Kim aceptó realizar esta entrevista para la televisión australiana desde un país extranjero, sin conocerse donde se llevó a cabo. El "portavoz" aseguró que la tecnología nuclear utilizada para producir las ojivas fue probada en Pakistán y que las armas se fabricaron antes de que el Gobierno de Pyongyang firmara el acuerdo de no proliferación nuclear.

[gedeon3]

"Any guesses on where they would actually land? :-)" ,

You mean, with the technology clinton gave the chinese, which in turn shared some of it with NK?

[ALOHA RONNIE]

Friend of Communist North Korea =

HILLARY RODHAM =

.."IS it SAFE?" = HILLARY on Armed Services Committee..

http://www.TheAlamoFILM.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=629

[EricT.]

No! They cannot be allowed to nuke ANWR!

[P.O.E.]

Sounds like they've been watching way too much Lucha Libre.

[Terp]

N Korea has at least 100 nuclear missiles pointing at the United States

They forgot to mention that although they are pointed at us, known of them can reach us.

[Nexus]

Expanded story here, with this nugget:

Dr. Kim believes that North Korea will demonstrate its capacity to strike America: it may conduct a series of nuclear explosions and test-fire an ICBM over the US homeland.

[Teetop]

An unsubstantiated report from South Korea on Tuesday, claiming fragments of a North Korea missile warhead had been found in Alaska, left state, federal and military officials here puzzled.*snip*

"It splashed in the water hundreds of miles from Alaska," Lehner said. "I've never heard of any piece of a missile landing in Alaska from that test or any other test." *snip*

The August 1998 test of a three-stage Taepodong-1 missile was an unsuccessful effort to launch a satellite, according to U.S. intelligence officials. The first stage splashed down in the Sea of Japan, while the second stage flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific, U.S. officials said. The fate of the satellite stage has not been reported.

"The third stage malfunctioned, and it didn't go as far as it could've gone," Lehner said.
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You were saying?

[scott7278]

"I've got some ocean front property in Arizona -- if you'll buy that I'll throw the Golden Gate in free."

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Big whoop we have 900 pointed at them.

[CaptIsaacDavis]

There is a reason for this, and it is not a "liability"? Perhaps you don't understand Chinese intentions towards Japan and the US very well...

[SandRat]

Nah ---- Japan has always wanted a straight thru sea route to China. Guess not too much longer now and the ROK will be an Island.

[AmericanInTokyo]

In partial answer to your questions:

(From Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, today):

"North (Korea) Drawing Lessons From Saddam's Fall by Yoon Hee-young (hyyoon@chosun.com) North Korea is evaluating its leaders to confirm their loyalty to the regime, assuming the Saddam Hussein regime fell because its military leaders betrayed it, a private U.S. global intelligence consulting firm said over the weekend. The consultant, Stratfor, quoted North Korean informed services in Europe as saying high North Korean officials were closely analyzing the Iraq war to learn lessons from it. The North believes that the Saddam regime collapsed due to the betrayal of Iraq's military leaders rather than superior U.S. military capabilities, Stratfor said, adding that Pyongyang thinks it can make a U.S. attack less likely if such internal betrayals do not occur. Stratfor said Pyongyang would take appropriate actions to prevent such betrayals from occurring within its ranks. North Korea is starting to strengthen the union between its leaders and the public, the consultant said. Pyongyang implemented a new military service law in March under which government officials under the age of 40 who avoided military service will have to go back and fulfill it."

[AmericanInTokyo]

This is Kim Myung Chol, reportedly an 'unofficial spokesman' of North Korea, in the center.

This individual makes his living in Tokyo. I am going to see about looking Mr. Kim up and interviewing him to see where he is coming from. Of course it will be DPRK propaganda all the way, but maybe some insight would come from the meeting. If anything worthwhile develops, I'll post an article about it on FR.

PS I still wonder how much is 'official' DPRK line and how much is local, 'free agent' embellishment of it in Tokyo and/or self-promotion. Is he being marched out there with DPRK Foreign Ministry talking points, or is he merely 'spinning' on his own"?

(I find it odd he has a US/DPRK flag pin at the time he is making these more-than-veiled nuclear threats toward our country.)

[OldFriend]

Notice the silence of all the hysterical dems who wanted us to to bomb North Korea rather than Iraq.

[ravingnutter]

The US DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) estimates that the Taepo Dong-2 ICBM has a range of about 4,650 miles with large warheads and 6,200 miles with smaller warheads. At the extreme of 6,200 miles, the missile could reach all major West Coast cities (Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego,,,) and reach as far east as Chicago.

Source

[ravingnutter]

Three years ago, North Korea tested its Taepo Dong-1 rocket, which could be converted into an ICBM. The missile would be capable of delivering a small biological or chemical weapon to the U.S. mainland. The follow-on Taepo Dong-2 could deliver a nuclear payload to the United States.

DefenseLink

Like Capt. Renault in the movie classic "Casablanca," mainstream journalists are pretending to be "shocked, shocked!" this morning to discover that North Korea has intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons to the United States.

And by some accounts, the Bush administration's claim yesterday that this development is old news is just disingenuous White House spin.

But Bush officials are correct, and there's a paper trail that backs them up. In fact, news that North Korea had ICBMs capable of reaching across the Pacific dates back to at least 1999, a full two years before Bill Clinton left the White House.

It's just that at the time, journalists decided not to report on Pyongyang's newfound missile capabilities. Such news, after all, would have torpedoed Clinton administration claims that their diplomacy had succeeded in ending North Korea's nuclear threat.

But a 1999 congressional study warned: "North Korea can now strike the United States with a missile that could deliver high explosive, chemical, biological, or possibly nuclear weapons. Currently, the United States is unable to defend against this threat."

Newsmax

[El Conservador]

En francés???

No jodas la vida, carajo!!!

Mira que hablar francés es lo mismo que hablar mier...

Y mejor para nosotros, así le demostramos a los demócratas que no nos pueden seguir jodiendo.

[jonalvy44]

LOL! This is too funny! Baghdad Bob goes trilingual...

[VVS]

Commies in North Korea just resent being discriminated against.Their counterparts in China are counting pessos in
billions from making everything for us that our own
unemployed workers should be doing at home to make
their living. Commies...you must pay them, so they go away.
It is senseless to aggravate an isolated communist country that actually has real WMD and threatens to use them.
Like they say over there:"if a dog growls at you,you give him a bone." There is nothing worst than having an adversary that has nothing to lose.
Our government will survive in their bunkers, with the roches.What about us? ..Do we hide in a car when it hits?

[Kudsman]

Good for you and well said . Because what I've missed so far in this thread is:

1. How momentous history will record what just happened in Iraq. Remember not all historians are white free Americans living in Anywhere U.S.A. Think of the point of view of an Iraqi witnessing what just ocurred and then know that the average citizen is spiritual and aware of the revelations and prophecy.

2. The fact that coalition totality of capabilities and individual unit functionality potential was just scratched. The fourth never got into the fray because of our Turkish "friends". And heavy use of complete Naval Power was not needed.

Amazing how a little "stick" wielding (and yes thats a jab at all you trolls making stink of GB's landing) makes the devilkin sit up and take notice. Balance of power diplomacy screams for the immediate arming of Japan and a concentration of Naval power to the interests of Taiwan. IMNSHO.

Lastly, whomever postedIs it too much to hope that San Francisco and Berkeley are targeted? my answer to that is an emphatic yes. I offer no explanation why.