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July 05, 2006 

In, Or Out: North Korea with missiles?

Just a personal view.

North Korea test-launched 3 missiles, 2 short range Scud-like and one long-range Taepodong-2, the launch of a fourth missile was being determined.

All during the Germany Vs.Italy game.


From CNN.com

'North Korea test-launched a Taepodong-2 missile early Wednesday along with two short-range rockets, but the long-range missile apparently failed, U.S. officials said.

North Korea's preparations for a long-range missile test have been closely monitored for weeks. A senior State Department official told CNN the Taepodong-2, which some U.S. analysts fear could hit the western United States, appears to have failed in flight.

Military officials told CNN the long-range missile appeared to have failed less than a minute after launch.

Two smaller North Korean missiles were fired from a different site shortly before the larger missile was tested, U.S. intelligence and State Department officials said.

U.S. military sources said those two missiles landed in the Sea of Japan, one closer to Russia and the other closer to Japan.'



IMHO, although the official report says that the launch of the long range missile failed which indicates that North Korea is still years away from launching a proper ICBM(Inter-continental Ballistic Missile), I think it is just a short time before North Korea causes a major global crisis, looking at the way they stick their fingers up to everyone else.

Just something to ponder...


Edit: Italy won 2-0 in extra time. Tough luck for the Germans.