Thursday, April 12, 2012

Inside North Korea’s Missile Bunker



Inside North Korea’s Missile Bunker: The Nerve Centre Straight Out Of 1970s Bond Film That Will Launch Long-Range Rocket As World Holds Its Breath For Launch 'Within 48 Hours' -- Daily Mail

* Fears grow as long-range missile could be used to strike as far away as the US
* Cameron urges North Korea to step back from launching a rocket in breach of UN resolution
* Kim Jong Un grants father posthumous title of 'eternal general secretary' and ascends to top posts

The computers look more like leftover props from a 1970s Bond film than a state-of-the-art mainframe that can shoot a missile into outer space.

But this is the nerve centre where North Korean scientists will oversee the launch of a long-range rocket that they say will jettison a satellite into orbit.

The take off, believed to be imminent and would be in direct contravention of UN resolutions, has spread alarm across the world as fears grow that the missile could also be used to carry a nuclear warhead capable of striking America.

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My Comment: Spartan and empty .... it does remind me of an old James Bond film.

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