http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/korea/2009/06/08/211252/South-Korea.htm
Updated Monday, June 8, 2009 9:26 am TWN, Reuters
“South Korea makes plans to counter North missile”
SNIPPET: “SEOUL — South Korea has outlined a plan to counter a possible missile attack by North Korea, including airstrikes on a missile base, Seoul’s Yonhap News reported on Sunday citing military sources.
A scenario by the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff submitted to President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday included a plan to counter-attack in case North Korea fires a missile targeting the South’s battleships in the contested waters off the west coast, Yonhap said.
The response under the contingency plan would be joint attacks from surface, air and sea against the North’s missile base, it said.”
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266926/posts
U.S. Weighs Intercepting North Korean Shipments
NYT via Drudge ^ | June 8, 2009 | DAVID E. SANGER
Posted on June 7, 2009 7:58:20 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
The Obama administration signaled that it was seeking a way to interdict North Korean shipments suspected of carrying weapons or nuclear technology.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2266906/posts?page=38#38
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_387493.html
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June 8, 2009
“N.Korea closing eastern port”
SNIPPET: “TOKYO - NORTH Korea is warning ships to stay out of waters off its eastern port of Wonsan for three weeks from Wednesday, the Japan Coast Guard said, raising concerns Pyongyang is planning more missile tests.
North Korea is alerting vessels by radio not to enter an area that measures 100 by 263 kilometres at its widest points from June 10 to 30 between 8am and 8pm, a coast guard spokesman said on Monday.
‘We have acknowledged the information and soon afterward issued the same warning to those who may travel in this region,’ the spokesman said.
The news came amid increasing speculation that North Korea is preparing to test-fire several medium-range missiles from its southeast coast.
At least three missiles are apparently being prepared for launch from a missile base in Anbyon County, near Wonsan, a port city about 100 kilometres northeast of Seoul, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday.
The report said that several vehicles mounted with mobile launch pads were spotted at the base.”
38 posted on June 7, 2009 8:35:33 PM PDT by Cindy