North Korea Threatens Japan With 'Real Ballistic Missile' After Japan's PM Shinzo Abe Condemned The North For 'Repeated Launches Of Ballistic Missiles'

BBC: North Korea threatens Japan with 'real ballistic missile'

North Korea has branded Japan's PM Shinzo Abe an "imbecile" and "political dwarf", accusing him of mislabelling its latest weapons test.

Mr Abe condemned the North for "repeated launches of ballistic missiles" after two projectiles were fired on Thursday.

But the North insisted it was testing a "super-large multiple-rocket launcher".

On Saturday, state media said Japan "may see what a real ballistic missile is in the not distant future".

North Korea is banned from firing ballistic missiles under UN Security Council resolutions.

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More News On North Korea Threatening Japan With A 'Real Ballistic Missile'

North Korea warns Japan's Abe may soon see real ballistic missile launch -- Reuters
North Korea threatens to send a 'real ballistic missile' to Japan and calls Shinzo Abe 'the most stupid man in history -- Daily Mail
North Korea threatens to send 'real ballistic missile' at Japan -- ABC News Online
North Korea Threatens Ballistic Missile Test Under Japan’s ‘Nose’ -- VOA
North Korea blasts Japanese PM as 'idiot,' warns of ballistic missile launch toward Japan -- USA Today
N. Korea blasts Japan's Abe, warns of 'real ballistic missile' -- AFP
N. Korea calls Abe 'most stupid man' for mistaking projectiles from super-large launcher for ballistic missiles -- Korea Herald/Yonhap
‘He may see a REAL ballistic missile soon’: Pyongyang riducules Shinzo Abe’s poor knowledge of rockets NK fired into Sea of Japan -- RT

Russia's Nuke-Train System Is 30 Years Old Now

© Sputnik / Alexey Daniche

Sputnik: Nuke Express: Russian Railway-Based Missile That Was Headache for Western Countries Turns 30

Nuclear missiles based on the frame of a regular railway car were an ideological extension of ground-based mobile missile systems, making strategic weaponry more mobile, while also less detectable.

Thirty years ago Soviet Strategic Missile Troops added a new type of weapon to their arsenal, causing serious concern among western states in the last years of the Cold War. The weapon's appearance was deceptive; externally it looked just as any other civilian cargo train, but inside three of its rail cars were hidden RT-23 Molodets ("fine fellow"; NATO reporting name SS-24 Scalpel) strategic missiles, capable of delivering ten nuclear warheads each to distances of up to 10,000 kilometres.

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WNU Editor: For more info go here .... Russia Wanted a Nuclear Missile Train (National Interest).

Russia Tests Hypersonic Missile In The Arctic

FILE PHOTO: A MiG-31 Foxhound fighter-interceptor with the Kinzhal high-precision hypersonic aero-ballistic missile. © Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev

RT: Cold steel: Russia’s Kinzhal hypersonic missile ‘completes its first ARCTIC test’

Russia’s new Kinzhal (‘Dagger’) air-launched hypersonic missile has been tested in freezing Arctic conditions. It successfully struck a land-based target in what was the maiden test of its kind, defense industry sources said.

The top-secret trials took place in mid-November at the Pemboi range in the north-western Komi Republic, one of the sources told TASS. The Russian region stretches beyond the Arctic Circle.

The missile was fired from a MiG-31K supersonic interceptor aircraft, which NATO calls ‘Foxhound.’ Kinzhal “reached the speed of Mach 10 (over 12,000kph),” another unnamed official told the agency.

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Update: Russia tests hypersonic missile in Arctic - TASS cites sources (Reuters)

WNU Editor: Russia is also testing (and ready to deploy) this hyper-sonic missile system .... Russia’s Avangard hypersonic missile system to go on combat alert in December — top brass (TASS). More here .... Nuclear Nightmare? Russia’s Avangard Hypersonic Missile Is About to Go Operational(National Interest).

Is Mexican President López Obrador The Country's Strongst Presidnet In Decades?

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attends a news conference, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, May 21, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post: Mexico has its strongest president in decades. Some say he's too strong.

SAN MIGUEL CANOA, Mexico - Elsewhere, Latin America is burning.

In other places - Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador - presidents are besieged by demonstrators.

But when Mexico's leader rolled into this mountain town one recent Friday, the crowds were adoring. Peasants walked for miles to greet him. Angel Roldán Pérez, a 62-year-old farmer in a red baseball cap, had recently received a singular blessing: an agricultural grant of $84.

"It was the president," the farmer insisted. "He helped us. Before, they wouldn't give us the aid. There was a lot of corruption."

A year after taking office, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador looms larger than any Mexican president in decades - setting the nation's agenda with daily news conferences, reshaping the government with a drastic overhaul of the budget and introducing a raft of programs to help farmers, the elderly and students.

His approval ratings regularly top 60 percent, in a region where many leaders struggle to reach half that.

And yet, as the veteran leftist consolidates power, critics worry he is threatening some of Mexico's hard-won democratic gains. They say López Obrador is weakening institutions that safeguard human rights and clean elections and is exerting more control over funding to the states.

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WNU Editor: If he is so strong, why can't he do something about the criminal insurgency by the drug cartels? Mexico is not a safe country for its citizens or visitors, and it has gotten even more dangerous in the past year. As for the economy, it has been stagnant for the entire year .... Mexico’s economy has not been this weak relative to the US since the ‘Tequila crisis’ in the 1990s (CNBC). In fact, it is now in a recession .... Mexico entered recession in early 2019, dealing blow to president (Reuters). But I have been told that Mexicans are giving him the benefit of the doubt for now, and they are applauding his social programs and personal austerity. Considering how much the political establishment has messed up Mexico in the past two decades, I can understand why many in Mexico are hoping the best from Mexican President López Obrador. In their minds he cannot do worse.

Tweets For Today

Warning: Graphic content.

Civilians wrestle the suspected London Bridge terrorist to the ground before Met police arrive at the scene where they shoot and kill the alleged culprit. pic.twitter.com/jbsfsFGVPD

— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) November 29, 2019

The Israelis identified the #LondonBridge terrorist almost immediately. Check their news websites. It took British Media 10+ hours to get a briefing on who he is. Israeli intelligence also provided intelligence to Sydney Airport that helped foil a terrorist attack in Feb 2018. https://t.co/wDwbpCi23n

— Imam of Peace (@Imamofpeace) November 30, 2019

Desi Bouterse: Suriname president gets 20 years in jail for murder https://t.co/inIugTJznH

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 30, 2019

North Korea warns Japan's Abe may soon see real ballistic missile launch https://t.co/PIEZoIkuXf pic.twitter.com/9IpBmwEJWn

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 29, 2019

Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat came under increasing pressure to resign as protesters cried foul over the latest twist in the case of slain investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia https://t.co/tEdj4vvU1N

— AFP news agency (@AFP) November 29, 2019

Conan, America's Hero Dog! 🇺🇸🐕 pic.twitter.com/xeIDNyFzy6

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 29, 2019

Picture Of The Day

This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 25 November 2019 shows DPRK leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a women's company in Unit 5492 of the Korean People's Army. © AFP 2019 / KCNA / KNS

WNU Editor: The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... This Week in Pictures: 23-29 November (Sputnik).

Japanese & South Korean Jets Shadow Russian Bear Bombers In The Asia-Pacific (VIDEO)

RT: Narrow skies: Japanese & South Korean jets shadow Russian Bear bombers during patrol mission in Asia-Pacific (VIDEO)

The latest patrol mission of Tu-95MS strategic bombers in the Asia-Pacific lasted for more than ten hours – it’s a long time, but the Japanese and South Korean air forces made sure the Russian pilots didn’t get bored.

Russia’s Defense Ministry released footage, which showed the two bombers taking off from an airfield in Russia as well as encounters they had in the air with foreign jets.

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WNU Editor: The Japanese and South Korean jets are armed.

Putin's 2020 Calendar Goes On Sale In Russia

CNN: The Putin 2020 calendars appear to portray a kinder, gentler Kremlin leader

Moscow (CNN)In Russia, the release of calendars featuring photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin has become an annual ritual.

In past years, it's been an occasion to showcase the Kremlin leader's carefully managed image as a macho man of action. The calendars often feature the Russian President baring his chest, showing his prowess at the shooting range, or engaged in robust outdoor activities.

This year's versions, however, take a markedly different tone. One focuses largely on images of Putin as an international statesman. No topless photos; the President is instead shown wearing a suit and tie.

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Update: Shirtless Putin is gone. For 2020 calendar, he's the star of the world stage (National Post/Washington Post)

WNU Editor: What amazes me is that Russians are actually buying this calendar.

London Bridge Killer Has Been Identified As A Convicted Terrorist Convicted For Plotting To Bomb The London Stock Exchange In 2012

Daily Mail: London Bridge killer, 28, was jailed for eight years in 2012 for plotting to BOMB the London Stock Exchange and build an Islamic terror training camp - but was RELEASED last year and had an ankle tag on when he stabbed two people to death yesterday

* The Met Police have named the London Bridge terrorist as Usman Khan, 28
* The knife-wielding terrorist had been released from prison in December 2018
* He was jailed for a minimum of eight years having been convicted of terrorism
* Police have raided an address in Staffordshire linked to the slain terrorist

Scotland Yard has named the terrorist responsible for yesterday's attack on London Bridge as 28-year-old Usman Khan.

Anti-terror police have raided a house in Staffordshire area which was linked to Khan.

Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu confirmed that a man and a woman had been killed in the attack.

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WNU Editor: This murderer is a real piece of work.

More News On The London Bridge Killer Being Identified As A Convicted Terrorist Who Plotted To Bomb The London Stock Exchange In 2012

Usman Khan profile: terrorist who wanted to bomb London Stock Exchange -- The Guardian
London attacker named, was previously convicted of terrorism offenses -- Reuters
This is what we know about London Bridge stabbing suspect Usman Khan -- CNN
London Bridge killer Usman Khan was convicted terrorist who was recently freed from jail -- SKY News
Rehabilitation gone wrong? London police confirm attacker’s ID, terrorism conviction & early release -- RT
Usman Khan: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know -- Heavy

The Nazi Sub Sunk When The Captain Took A Dump

Image of the U-1206 via Buchandivers.com

J.D. Simkins, Military Times: This Nazi sub was sunk when its captain took a dump

One of the most spectacular, albeit minor, Allied victories of World War II had absolutely no Allied involvement whatsoever.

It came in the form of the Nazi submarine U-1206. The Type VIIC boat was a technological marvel armed with two anti-aircraft guns, five torpedo tubes, and most impressively, a complex toilet that could flush waste into the ocean from deep below the surface.

So complex was the sub’s plumbing apparatus that each crewman of the U-1206 needed to be specially potty trained on its operational capabilities prior to its April 1945 launch from Kristiansand, Norway — a matter of weeks before the war in Europe ended.

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WNU Editor: This is priceless.