North Korean Missle Launched at Hawaii!

[Divinus Arma]

TOKYO — The long-range Taepodong-2 was part of a barrage of seven missiles test-fired by North Korea on Wednesday. They all fell harmlessly into the Sea of Japan, but South Korean officials said the long-range missile had malfunctioned, suggesting it was intended for a more remote target.

Japan's conservative mainstream daily Sankei said that Japanese and U.S. defense officials have concluded that the Taepodong-2 had targeted the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean, after analyzing data collected from their intelligence equipment.

The newspaper quoted unidentified Japanese and U.S. government officials.

The officials decided that the missile was pointed at Hawaii from its angle immediately after launch and the altitude it reached, after analyzing data collected by destroyers equipped with the Aegis radar combat system and RC-135S electronic reconnaissance aircraft, the newspaper said.

It said the findings support a belief North Korean intended the launch as a protest over U.S. economic sanctions against the isolated regime.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202469,00.html




TOKYO (Reuters) - A North Korean missile launched on Wednesday was aimed at an area of the ocean close to Hawaii, a Japanese newspaper reported on Friday.
Experts estimated the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile to have a range of up to 6,000 km, putting Alaska within its reach. Wednesday's launch apparently failed shortly after take-off and the missile landed in the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan, a few hundred kilometres from the launch pad.

But data from U.S. and Japanese Aegis radar-equipped destroyers and surveillance aircraft on the missile's angle of take-off and altitude indicated that it was heading for waters near Hawaii, the Sankei Shimbun reported, citing multiple sources in the United States and Japan.

http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060707/3/2mty8.html



I am not liking this one bit.

[Proletariat]

So was it *at* Hawaii like Fox says, or *near* Hawaii like everyone else says?

[GeneralHankerchief]

If it was in protest of economic sanctions like the article says I find that very stupid on their part.

Because instead of economic sanctions there would be a very large, international force bearing down on their butts, and they wouldn't just play havoc on the economy.

[Ice]

So was it *at* Hawaii like Fox says, or *near* Hawaii like everyone else says?

Let's hope it was just near, otherwise s*** is going to hit the fan.

Edit: Thinking about it, both are bad. If it landed in US waters that's not good.

[Csargo]

This isn't a smart move by N. Korea. I guess its like everyone else said Kim is crazy.

[Divinus Arma]

So was it *at* Hawaii like Fox says, or *near* Hawaii like everyone else says?

Does it really matter?

How would you like a NK missle landing off the coast *near*, say, San Diego?

[Proletariat]

Did they aim for our new park?



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[Aenlic]

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[Papewaio]

The difference between near and at is the difference between a shot across the bow and a declaration of war.

NK negotiates from the hip, it ain't bright but then again it gets enough results to keep the hierachy in power.

[Ice]

If North Korea launches a missile, and it actually lands in our waters, I say we respond with a conventional missile attack the likes of which make World War II Firebombing look like the work of Ametuers. They're getting too bold.

Agreed. Diplomacy is good, but when a country starts launching missiles that could be tipped with nuclear warheads into your waters, its time to do something.

[Csargo]

If North Korea launches a missile, and it actually lands in our waters, I say we respond with a conventional missile attack the likes of which make World War II Firebombing look like the work of Ametuers. They're getting too bold.

Agreed something must be done about this.

[Divinus Arma]

How would you like a NK missle landing off the coast *near*, say, San Diego?

ahem.

Or off the coast of Brisbane for that matter?

[Papewaio]

Well at least Australia can squeeze China's trade nuts to make them squeeze NK's.