A Taepodong-2 rocket is seen being launched from the North Korean rocket launch facility in Musudan Ri on April 5, 2009 in this frame grab taken from footage released by KRT on April 7, 2009. Credit: Reuters/KRT via Reuters TV
New Signs Point To North Korea Prepping For Road-Mobile Missile Tests -- National Journal/Global Security Newswire
North Korea appears to be readying one of its rocket sites for a vigorous testing program that could involve the country's mysterious new strategic missile.
Recent satellite images suggest that a potential trial of the KN-08 missile's rocket engine occurred at the Dongchang-ri missile site between late last month and early this month, the specialist website "38 North" said in a Wednesday analysis.
Surveillance photographs taken as recently as about a month ago show what could be the first stage of the KN-08 missile and a crane that potentially would have been used to lift the weapon's engine onto the launch platform. Subsequent images taken on Jan. 9 show the "possible rocket stage, vehicles and crane are no longer present," writes image analyst and report author Nick Hansen.
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Update: N.Korea 'Preparing for Another Missile Test' -- Chosun Ilbo
My Comment: As to who do the North Korea's want to target .... my guess is that it is this country.
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American policy has been disastrous when dealing with the Iran and Israel situation and I feel they've given their allies the cold shoulder in that regard.
So one has to wonder that when North Korea becomes the 'Iran' problem for America, will the Israeli PM at the time simply say... "Karma's a bitch,"?
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