FOX News: US watched North Korea prepare for ICBM launch
U.S. officials watched North Korea prepare for the Tuesday launch of its first successful intercontinental ballistic missile, a well-placed senior U.S. official told Fox News – however, no anti-missile defense systems appear to have been activated to shoot down the rocket.
The U.S. had watched North Korea fueling the rocket prior to launch, the official said.
"Clearly we watch North Korea very closely," Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said.
The missile fired on Tuesday is a new type of North Korean ICBM, which has yet to be named. It uses liquid fuel – meaning the rocket takes more time to move and is less mobile than a missile that operates on solid fuel.
"Not one we have seen before," Davis said, adding the missile lifted off from an aircraft plant near Panghyon -- a location North Korea hadn't previously used for a launch.
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WNU Editor: On a side note .... the Pentagon feels confident that America's missile defense system will be able to stop any North Korean ICBM attack .... North Korean missile advances put new stress on US defenses (AP). More here .... Pentagon is confident it can stop N Korean ICBM (AFP).
2 comments:
Yes. Let us hope so. What country other than North Korea buys Chinese missle technology? And don't you think that maybe this is an old Chinese ICBM refurbished?
One can only imagine the number of "eyes in the sky" that are glaring down on the Mad Fiefdom.
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