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North Korea to attack Wednesday April 10th - cucubelu - Apr 10 2013

S. Korea: North missile launch appears likely


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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The prospect of a North Korean missile launch is "considerably high," South Korea's foreign minister told lawmakers Wednesday as Pyongyang prepared to mark the April 15 birthday of its founder, historically a time when it seeks to draw the world's attention with dramatic displays of military power.
The missile is expected to be a medium-range Musudan missile with a range of 2,180 miles capable of flying over Japan, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se told lawmakers in Seoul. Earlier a Defense Ministry official said preparations appeared to be complete, and that the launch could take place at any time.

North Korean officials have not announced plans to launch a missile, but have told foreign diplomats in Pyongyang that it will not be able to guarantee their safety starting Wednesday. It has also urged tourists in South Korea to take cover, warning a nuclear war was imminent. Still, most diplomats and foreign residents appeared to be staying put.

Such threats are seen as rhetoric and an attempt by North Korea to scare foreigners into pressing their governments to pressure Washington and Seoul to change their policies toward Pyongyang, and to boost the military credentials of its young leader, Kim Jong Un.
On the streets of Pyongyang the focus was less on preparing for war and more on beautifying the city ahead of the nation's biggest holiday. Soldiers hammered away on construction projects, gardeners got down on their knees to plant flowers and trees, and students marched off to school, belying the high tensions.
Last year, the days surrounding the centennial of the birth of Kim Il Sung, grandfather of the current ruler, was marked by parades of tanks, goose-stepping soldiers and missiles, as well as the failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket widely believed by the U.S. and its allies in the West to be a test of ballistic missile technology. A subsequent test in December went off successfully, and that was followed by the country's third underground nuclear test on Feb. 12 this year, possibly taking the regime closer to mastering the technology for mounting an atomic bomb on a missile.

The resulting U.N. sanctions and this spring's annual U.S.-South Korean military drills have been met with an unending string of threats and provocations from the North.
Adm. Samuel Locklear, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on Tuesday that North Korea's persistent nuclear and missile programs and threats have created "an environment marked by the potential for miscalculation."
He said the U.S. military and its allies would be ready if North Korea tries to strike.
The Musadan is a ballistic missile, and South Korea says its launch would violate a U.N. Security Council resolution banning any ballistic activity by North Korea.
Despite such tidings of war, the people of Pyongyang went about their daily lives.
Associated Press journalists in the North Korean capital saw soldiers wearing hard hats rumbling past in the back of a truck as they prepared for another day's work doing construction. In recent years, military personnel have been pressed into helping build the many urban renewal projects that have been prioritized since Kim Jong Un came to power in December 2011.

More on the story at the source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/04/10/south-korea-cyberattack/2069765/

For everyone worried about the North Korean missile ranges they currently have available in their arsenal. Here is a detailed image from BBC.


Edit: Only Alaska is in range of their long distance one. Meaning Pacific Naval bases in Hawaii are safe. However Guam is in the middle range ballistic wise.

   

RE: North Korea to attack Wednesday April 10th - ALING KURING SARI SARI STORE - Apr 10 2013

we are in musudan range :O

RE: North Korea to attack Wednesday April 10th - ceddeeoo - Apr 10 2013

inb4 north korea sends missile towards south korea, misses and hits japan (hiroshima)

RE: North Korea to attack Wednesday April 10th - George Of The Jungle - Apr 11 2013

They almost have to do something now, otherwise Kim Jung Fatbaby is gonna look like a straight up bitch. Maybe sink a little boat, kill a few South-Koreans? Prettaah risky.

Will the regime have the balls (aka be so uncalculated) to test-fire the Musudan. It's never been tested and thus they have no idea whether it works. Risky to test it for the first time right now. If it fails they lose face big time with them other Kims in the North.

Or is moving those Musadans to the eastern coast a trick and will they nuke the shit out of some water in the Pacific with other missiles? Ow mah gerd.

Deceitful or dumb? Stay tuned for more episodes of the hitseries 'Who blinks first?!?!'

RE: North Korea to attack Wednesday April 10th - cucubelu - Apr 11 2013

The only reason they haven't striked yet is because China is very reluctant of being apart of this idiocracy. xD

RE: North Korea to attack Wednesday April 10th - Manky™ - Apr 11 2013

I don't know anything about this. I just wanna know why NK wants to attack anyone?

RE: North Korea to attack Wednesday April 10th - ALING KURING SARI SARI STORE - Apr 11 2013

just for show off.

RE: North Korea to attack Wednesday April 10th - cucubelu - Apr 11 2013

ALING KURING SARI SARI STORE, post: 89464, member: 1732 Wrote:just for show off.
Actually its because they being pushed into a corner by sanctioned from the UN, US and Asian countries alike which is turning into another possible Japan situation from World War II... do love my history, thats why I find this intriguing following.

Them being pushed into a corner leaves only two choices. A) Attack with everything you have for a last show. B) Surrender to the sanctions and start negotiating, but lose the power over a lot in the country.

RE: North Korea to attack Wednesday April 10th - Spartacus - Apr 11 2013

cucubelu, post: 89465, member: 15378 Wrote:Actually its because they being pushed into a corner by sanctioned from the UN, US and Asian countries alike which is turning into another possible Japan situation from World War II... do love my history, thats why I find this intriguing following.

Them being pushed into a corner leaves only two choices. A) Attack with everything you have for a last show. B) Surrender to the sanctions and start negotiating, but lose the power over a lot in the country.
only luxury goods are being sanctioned iirc. meant to hurt the corrupted wealthy class.

RE: North Korea to attack Wednesday April 10th - cucubelu - Apr 11 2013

Spartacus, post: 89468, member: 1060 Wrote:only luxury goods are being sanctioned iirc. meant to hurt the corrupted wealthy class.
Those in power :p Fatty Mcfatterson Kim Jung Un is throwing a fit :p