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Tuesday, February 03, 2009

North Korea moving to launch long-range missile

Taepodong-2In what appears to be its latest message to U.S. President Barack Obama, North Korea is preparing to test-fire its longest-range missile designed to deliver a nuclear warhead, Yonhap News quoted South Korean officials and analysts as saying.

A defense source in Seoul said U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials have recently spotted a North Korean train carrying what is believed to be a Taepodong-2 missile. The source added there will likely be a launch in a month or two.

Taepodong-2 missiles are capable of traveling up to 6,000 kilometers, meaning they can reach as far as Alaska and the west coast of the U.S., according to weapons experts.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete4/2/09 08:08

    North Korea's never ending process of:
    - on again, off again peace talks
    - developing ICBMs
    - refining nuclear weapons

    while its population never has enough to eat, continues.

    Pete

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