Yes, the commercial spy satellites should have overflown the eastern launch sites by now. I guess we'll have to wait a few more days before we know if this "missile crisis" is real or not.
A US DoD unclassified report got into the news. The north could have small atomic bombs. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57579206/u.s-intel-nkorea-has-nuclear-bomb-small-enough-for-a-missile/
This should not be a surprise. They've developed missiles. Clearly they would be working on warheads. They've been working on all of this stuff for many years now.Now, can we dispense with the fiction that North Korea could only reach California with a missile? Why would they bother to develop such a useless weapon? - Ed Kyle
Quote from: edkyle99 on 04/12/2013 01:50 amThis should not be a surprise. They've developed missiles. Clearly they would be working on warheads. They've been working on all of this stuff for many years now.Now, can we dispense with the fiction that North Korea could only reach California with a missile? Why would they bother to develop such a useless weapon? - Ed KyleBecause they're developing incrementally? Also, 12% of the population of the US is in California, along with the second largest metropolitan area.
Quote from: edkyle99 on 04/12/2013 01:50 amNow, can we dispense with the fiction that North Korea could only reach California with a missile? Why would they bother to develop such a useless weapon? - Ed KyleBecause they're developing incrementally? Also, 12% of the population of the US is in California, along with the second largest metropolitan area.
Now, can we dispense with the fiction that North Korea could only reach California with a missile? Why would they bother to develop such a useless weapon? - Ed Kyle
When North Korean engineers launched a satellite into space on December 12, it seemed like business as usual, with the familiar cycle of condemnations from the west and statements of defiance from the Hermit Kingdom. But that launch also led many U.S. intelligence analysts to assess that Pyongyang possessed the ability to miniaturize the components necessary to yield a nuclear explosion for a crude warhead that would sit atop a ballistic missile.After the North Korean launch, U.S. Navy ships managed to recover the front section of the rocket used in it, according to three U.S. officials who work closely on North Korean proliferation. That part of the rocket in turn provided useful clues about North Korean warhead design, should the next payload be a warhead rather than a satellite.
How North Korea Tipped Its HandBy Eli Lake | The Daily BeastQuoteWhen North Korean engineers launched a satellite into space on December 12, it seemed like business as usual, with the familiar cycle of condemnations from the west and statements of defiance from the Hermit Kingdom. But that launch also led many U.S. intelligence analysts to assess that Pyongyang possessed the ability to miniaturize the components necessary to yield a nuclear explosion for a crude warhead that would sit atop a ballistic missile.After the North Korean launch, U.S. Navy ships managed to recover the front section of the rocket used in it, according to three U.S. officials who work closely on North Korean proliferation. That part of the rocket in turn provided useful clues about North Korean warhead design, should the next payload be a warhead rather than a satellite.http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-tipped-hand-084500657--politics.html
How North Korea Tipped Its HandBy Eli Lake | The Daily BeastQuoteWhen North Korean engineers launched a satellite into space on December 12, it seemed like business as usual, with the familiar cycle of condemnations from the west and statements of defiance from the Hermit Kingdom. But that launch also led many U.S. intelligence analysts to assess that Pyongyang possessed the ability to miniaturize the components necessary to yield a nuclear explosion for a crude warhead that would sit atop a ballistic missile.After the North Korean launch, U.S. Navy ships managed to recover the front section of the rocket used in it, according to three U.S. officials who work closely on North Korean proliferation. That part of the rocket in turn provided useful clues about North Korean warhead design, should the next payload be a warhead rather than a satellite.
Most of us here know that any part of a satellite launcher/missile that would touch the payload/warhead would enter orbit along with the satellite, and not be accessible to the US Navy.
Quote from: Danderman on 04/16/2013 04:14 pmMost of us here know that any part of a satellite launcher/missile that would touch the payload/warhead would enter orbit along with the satellite, and not be accessible to the US Navy. Which is why I'm wondering if the recovery really occurred after the failed April 2012 launch. - Ed Kyle
Well, its April 17 and two days past Kim Il Sung's birthday. Were there any fireworks or is the "missile crisis" over for now?
Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 04/17/2013 08:12 amWell, its April 17 and two days past Kim Il Sung's birthday. Were there any fireworks or is the "missile crisis" over for now?hard to say since media is still mainly focusing on Boston bombs attack.