Missle on the launch pad......

[harleygirl]

Unbelievable......

GENEVA (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday it was unclear whether Pyongyang had put fuel in its long-range Taepodong-2 missile but it was apparently on a launching pad.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060620/ts_nm/korea_missile_dc_3

 

[rack'm]

We need to knock that missile down as soon as it breaks the atmosphere.

 

[sunflower]

Any clue on where it might go? I haven't been keeping up.

 

[harleygirl]

We need to knock that missile down as soon as it breaks the atmosphere.

I saw we blow it up now on the launch pad.

 

[rack'm]

I saw we blow it up now on the launch pad.

That's a violation of their soverignty........

 

[ylexot]

I just always find it humorous when I see the name of their short-range missile...Nodong!

 

[Hessian]

Lack of alarm....

Bush is at a commencment...no Civil Defense Def-Con action, elevated colors,

I suspect,...that the Def dept. knows ...
a) it won't fly
b) It will prove to be faulty
c) Our missile defense system is already zeroed in

d) Jack Bauer looks good in a Korean technician's uniform.

 

[bresamil]

Bush is at a commencment...no Civil Defense Def-Con action, elevated colors,

I suspect,...that the Def dept. knows ...
a) it won't fly
b) It will prove to be faulty
c) Our missile defense system is already zeroed in

d) Jack Bauer looks good in a Korean technician's uniform.

On the news they said it didn't look like the weather would cooperate for a test launch.

 

[Dupontster]

I saw we blow it up now on the launch pad.

No, let em shoot it.....Then blow it out of the sky just to show them what we can do....

 

[PJay]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has activated its ground-based interceptor missile-defense system amid concerns over an expected North Korean missile launch, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed a Washington Times report that the Pentagon has switched the multibillion-dollar system from test mode to operational, after being in the developmental stage for years.

"It's good to be ready," the official said.

Asked whether the United States would try to shoot down a North Korean missile, Pentagon press secretary Eric Ruff declined to answer directly.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsA...01_N20434315_RTRUKOC_0_US-KOREA-NORTH-USA.xml

 

[Toxick]

I saw we blow it up now on the launch pad.

I think a nice 50 megaton "countermeasure" just about oughtta do it.

 

[residentofcre]

I just always find it humorous when I see the name of their short-range missile...Nodong!

that caught me off guard....

 

[residentofcre]

I heard yesterday [WTOP I think] that this is a long range missile capable of making it to the US...

 

[Bustem' Down]

We need to knock that missile down as soon as it breaks the atmosphere.

It won't get a chance to get that far.

 

[residentofcre]

It won't get a chance to get that far.

I hope you're right....

 

[vraiblonde]

I hope they launch it and it makes a bee line right for LA. Maybe then we'll start to take these freaks seriously instead of ignoring them or paying them off.

It took 9/11 to get the US to start taking Islamic terrorism seriously. And like 5 seconds later, half the country completely forgot about it and went back to blaming the US in general, the Republicans in particular. Business as usual.

 

[Ken King]

I hope they launch it and it makes a bee line right for LA. Maybe then we'll start to take these freaks seriously instead of ignoring them or paying them off.

It took 9/11 to get the US to start taking Islamic terrorism seriously. And like 5 seconds later, half the country completely forgot about it and went back to blaming the US in general, the Republicans in particular. Business as usual.

It doesn't have that kind of range. Now Hawaii and parts of Alaska might have to worry but LA is pretty much safe.

 

[rack'm]

It doesn't have that kind of range. Now Hawaii and parts of Alaska might have to worry but LA is pretty much safe.

Maybe it will get a really good tail wind.

 

[ylexot]

I think Hawaii is out of range too. The article I saw just mentioned capability to reach Alaska.

 

[Bustem' Down]

but LA is pretty much safe.

reletively speaking...