North Korea launches another missile, perhaps one that can reach US

[endicom]

Breaking 911
The Washington Post · Anna Fifield
Mar. 5, 2017

TOKYO – North Korea may have fired an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, South Korea’s military said Monday morning after it spotted several unidentified projectiles landing in the sea between Japan and the Korean peninsula.

The launch coincides with annual exercises between the United States and South Korean militaries and is considered another display of Pyongyang’s anger about the exercises, which it views as a pretext for an invasion.

The apparent missile was launched from a known long-range missile site on the west coast, not far from the border with China, at 7:36 a.m. local time. It flew more than 600 miles across the country before splashing into the Sea of Japan, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to local reporters.

More... http://breaking911.com/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-sea/

[Oceander]

And still we do nothing.  Unfortunately, it appears that kicking the NK can down the road all these years will end in a second Korean War.

[TomSea]

Seoul: North Korea fires 4 ballistic missiles into ocean

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal.

It was not immediately clear the exact type of missile fired; Pyongyang has staged a series of missile test-launches of various ranges in recent months, including a new intermediate-range missile in February. The ramped-up tests come as leader Kim Jong Un pushes for a nuclear and missile program that can deter what he calls U.S. and South Korean hostility toward the North.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday's firing shows that North Korea has become "a new kind of threat." Japanese officials said three of the four missiles landed in the 200-nautical-mile offshore area where Tokyo has sovereign rights for exploring and exploiting resources.

Continued: http://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/seoul-north-korea-fires-4-ballistic-missiles-into-ocean/ar-AAnQynd

[Oceander]

Is this the same firing as the apparent intercontinental-capable missile they fired?  There's another thread on that one.

Seems like all the kicking the can down the road the US has done with NK is leading inexorably to a second Korean War.

[Wingnut]

The good news is it can only hit California.  No real threat.

[endicom]

Is this the same firing as the apparent intercontinental-capable missile they fired?  There's another thread on that one.

Seems like all the kicking the can down the road the US has done with NK is leading inexorably to a second Korean War.

If I have it right then this was an earlier report, the possible ICBM added later.

[TomSea]

Is this the same firing as the apparent intercontinental-capable missile they fired?  There's another thread on that one.

Seems like all the kicking the can down the road the US has done with NK is leading inexorably to a second Korean War.

@Oceander
I did happen to see that other thread under military. This must be the same story.

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,252467.msg1251279/topicseen.html#msg1251279

Mods can treat this however is appropriate.

These may be better missiles but still don't seem that long-range.

[mountaineer]

North Korea Launches 4 More Missiles, Three Land In Japanese Waters
 Anna Fifield, The Washington Post | Updated: March 06, 2017 13:14 IST


North Korea launched four missiles Monday morning, a provocative barrage that coincided both with joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises on the southern half of the peninsula and with the opening of the annual National People's Congress in China.

The launches follow a remarkable month in which Kim Jong Un's regime tested a solid-fuel rocket that it says is part of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the United States and in which the regime is accused of assassinating the leader's half brother. Both actions have angered allies and adversaries in the region, and Monday's launches will only exacerbate that.

"Every year this time, they try to do something to defy the exercises," said Bruce Bennett, a North Korea expert at the Rand Corp. in California. "This time, I think they're also interested in making a statement to the Chinese and to let Beijing know this coal ban is going to hurt," he said, referring to Beijing's decision last month to stop importing coal from North Korea, cutting off a major economic lifeline.

The four missiles were launched from a known launch site on North Korea's west coast, not far from the border with China, at 7:36 a.m. local time. They flew more than 600 miles across the country before splashing into the sea between Japan and the Korean Peninsula, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to local reporters.  ...
Rest of story posted at NDTV

[sneakypete]

And still we do nothing.  Unfortunately, it appears that kicking the NK can down the road all these years will end in a second Korean War.

@Oceander

There is nothing that we need to do. They fired a missile that landed in the water. Big freaking deal.

[thackney]

This seems like a great opportunity to test/demonstrate US naval anti-missile capabilities.

[Right_in_Virginia]

@Oceander

There is nothing that we need to do. They fired a missile that landed in the water. Big freaking deal.

The NK missile launch is also a need to show strength during the annual joint military exercises by the US and South Korea. 

https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1102331/us-south-korea-launch-annual-foal-eagle-exercise

[Wingnut]

Anyone notice that fat little Un is looking really bad health wise.

 

That constant diet of Hennessy cognac must be taking a toll.

[Joe Wooten]

I'd say we start shooting down every missile they launch and make no public statements about it. Just send a short message to the little fat turd "Thanks for the practice."

[TomSea]

This headline seems melodramatic, overstated.

But it would be much more alarming to Japan, indeed.

[TomSea]

Tokyo says North Korea missile tests show ‘new level of threat’
 By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times - Monday, March 6, 2017

North Korea’s test launch of four ballistic missiles Monday — three of which crashed into the Sea of Japan — prompted a swift and harsh reaction from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who said the development showed that Pyongyang now represents a “a new level of threat” to Tokyo and the world.

In Washington, the Trump administration strongly condemned the launches, with State Department spokesman Mark Toner telling reporters that U.S. officials “are prepared to use the full range of capabilities at our disposal against this growing threat.”‎ ‎

While it was not immediately clear exactly what type of ballistic missiles were fired by the North Koreans, both Tokyo and Washington, as well as South Korea, said the launches were another clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions banning the North Koreans from any ballistic missile activity.

More: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/6/tokyo-says-north-korea-missile-tests-show-new-leve/