[meg70]

Condi on the red phone calling for Putin, please..

[Kevin Curry]

The North Korean government has named the new missile type Jimmy Carter, in honor of the Nobel Prize-winning former US president whose intense last-minute diplomatic efforts in 1994 spared the country from suffering a military strike and gave its scientists and engineers sufficient time to develop the missile.

[putupon]

North Korea has been using Russian technology to develop a ballistic missile

So, are the ChiCom's holding back on No. Korea, or is the Rooskie missile technology better than what Bubba sold?

[finnman69]

Hmm, this is suppose to be based on the SS-N-6 launched from Yankee Class subs. It has a range of only 3200km.

[cibco]

I am going into my bunker/shelter now. Would someone *ping* me when it is over?

[Rain-maker]

October 1999 DPRK potential missile range. No suprises here, they been expecting it for years.
Who thought the North Korea ICBM's wouldn't reach the US mainland?

Congressional report 1999: http://russia.shaps.hawaii.edu/security/nkag/report.html

[Orion78]

"The development indicates cooperation between North Korea and Russian entities and scientists AP said, citing the unidentified offical."

PING!