US ready for possible NKorean missile launch to Hawaii: Gates

AFP ^ | June 18, 2009

[Free ThinkerNY]

The United States has concerns about a possible North Korean missile launch towards Hawaii and has taken steps to ensure the protection of US territory, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.

"We do have some concerns if they were to launch a missile to the west in the direction of Hawaii," Gates told a news conference.

[GeronL]

Ready how??

We didn’t even turn on the anti-missile system radar last time because the Norks might get mad.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Ready? Why all Zero has to do is to talk to them to show them we mean them no harm, won’t that do the trick?

[agooga]

Why can’t we shoot these things down as soon as they are fired so that they can’t receive any useful telemetry?

God, we’re just signing our own death warrants.

[Dr. Thorne]

"We do have some concerns if they were to launch a missile to the west in the direction of Hawaii," Gates told a news conference.

Yeah. The chicken-in-chief isn't going there for a vacation any time soon.

[AnAmericanMother]

To the west?

wouldn't it have to go all the way around the world then?

[Erik Latranyi]

Since the citizens of Hawaii voted for someone who does not believe in missile defense, they should get none.

[handy old one]

That could take care of the birth record problem for good!!

[cblue55]

If not mistaken, I believe Obama said that critics of his foreign affairs policy have “overblown the issue on N. Korea”.

[Fireone]

It’s the one way to settle the Birth Certificate issue,
once and for all. He’ll let them sink Hawaii.

[Martin Tell]

Is Gates gonna put the NoDong missile on double-secret probation?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

"We do have some concerns if they were to launch a missile to the west in the direction of Hawaii,"

Purt fancy shootin' there pardner. I wudda shot to the east to get to Hawaii. Must be like a 21,000 miles vs. 4,000 miles the short way. Course this is a guy who shot 18 straight holes in one then bowled 48 straight strikes.

[GOYAKLA]

Question N.Korea aims “to the West”(?) at Hawaii?

[ZX12R]

It’s nice to hear they’re concerned, but what are they going to do about it? Not saying what, means nothing will be done.

[SMM48]

It’s the one way to settle the Birth Certificate issue, once and for all. He’ll let them sink Hawaii.

Zero probably gave the NK the coordinates for the Hawaii Department of Records building.

[Nathan Zachary]

"We do have some concerns if they were to launch a missile to the west in the direction of Hawaii," Gates told a news conference."

Ah-ha! So that is how this is going to play out. A missile launched toward Hawaii, but of course shot down just as a few limited nukes take out most of Kim estate and entire army, while a strategic conventional missle bombardment neutralizes the mass of weapons piled up along the DMZ

[Tarpon]

What will we do when Iran gets a nuclear warhead in orbit?

[444Flyer]

Bambi's gonna shoot it down with his Super Soaker dontchaknow.

[RGSpincich]

Yeah, we're ready.Obama knows where he can borrow a thousand white flags.