Breaking - North Korea is Firing Missile(s)...


 


WASHINGTON — North Korea has test-fired a non-intercontinental ballistic missile, Japanese news NHK reported on Tuesday.

The missile is not believed to be the Taepodong missile that has been sitting on a launch pad for weeks. The missile landed in the Sea of Japan about 600 kilometers from mainland Japan, NHK said.

FNC is also reporting right now that a second missile has been launched according to NORAD.

We put men in space, they launch missiles into the Sea of Japan. Who has the advantage?

Update: More from CNN and Hot Air.

Update II: CNN is now reporting on TV that Taepodong-2 missile was also fired. Wow. (No link yet.)

Also that it failed somehow. More as I get it.

Update III: FNC is now saying four. FNC is saying that Taepodong missile failed 40 seconds after launch. That the first two were "SCUD type" missiles. FNC says it expects more information soon.

More from the AP.

Update IV: FNC is saying the WH says only 3 missiles were fired.

Varifrank has letter you should read. I really like this part because it is probably true:
...P.S. US Navy Seal Team 9 will be picking up the pieces of your "rockets" off the floor of the Sea of Japan for evaulation later today. Please let us know if you would like the debris shipped back to your labratories after we have finished looking at them. We understand you have some difficulty in rasing a Navy of your own and we are willing to help you out in any way we can in this matter. America has a large and capable Navy. Coincidentally, many of our ships are right off your shores at this time...

Update V (1536 MST): CNN on TV right now says a forth missile was just launched within the last 15 minutes. It was a short-range missile.


Posted: Tuesday - July 04, 2006 at 13:30          

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