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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday July 04 2017, @11:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the so-they-say dept.

North Korean state media claims that it can hit anywhere in the world with its new missile. Others say that it is capable of reaching Alaska:

North Korea said on Tuesday it successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time, which flew a trajectory that experts said could allow a weapon to hit the U.S. state of Alaska. The launch came days before leaders from the Group of 20 nations were due to discuss steps to rein in North Korea's weapons program, which it has pursued in defiance of U.N. Security Council sanctions.

The launch, which North Korea's state media said was ordered and supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, sent the rocket 933 km (580 miles) reaching an altitude of 2,802 km over a flight time of 39 minutes.

North Korea has said it wants to develop a missile mounted with a nuclear warhead capable of striking the U.S. mainland. To do that it would need an ICBM with a range of 8,000 km (4,800 miles) or more, a warhead small enough to be mounted on it and technology to ensure its stable re-entry into the atmosphere. Some analysts said the flight details on Tuesday suggested the new missile had a range of more than 8,000 km, underscoring major advances in its program. Other analysts said they believed its range was not so far.

Also at BBC and NYT.


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday July 05 2017, @12:14AM (9 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 05 2017, @12:14AM (#534984) Journal

    I mostly agree with your post - but Seal Team Six? I don't see that happening. I hear that Trump watches a lot of television, so maybe he has bought into all that Hollywood hype, and he sees it happening. Holy shit, imagine that. Hollywierd forming national security policy by proxy. Now, that's scary!

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  • (Score: 2) by Snotnose on Wednesday July 05 2017, @01:43AM (8 children)

    by Snotnose (1623) on Wednesday July 05 2017, @01:43AM (#535010)

    I mostly agree with your post - but Seal Team Six? I don't see that happening.

    I'm thinking snipers at 1m+ range. Drop a Seal sniper team in country, give them a day or three to get into position, and they should be able to take out a key player from a mile away. That will make the other players' nuts head to the northern territories, and if the sniper can nail an associate of the target a second or two later so much the later.

    Use a stealth helicopter to get the team out of country and let lil Kim stew.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 05 2017, @01:49AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 05 2017, @01:49AM (#535012)

      You've been watching too much bad TV. Maybe episodes of the A Team or something equally stupid.

    • (Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday July 05 2017, @01:49AM

      by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Wednesday July 05 2017, @01:49AM (#535014) Journal

      The way I hear it, Kim Jong Un's position at any given moment is unknown to many in the Army, and he'll move around a lot.

      Killing Kim just means someone else in the Army will assume power. Whether or not they unleash fury upon South Korea is a known unknown.

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    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 05 2017, @05:36AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 05 2017, @05:36AM (#535062)

      I'm thinking snipers at 1m+ range.

      I agree -- at ranges less than 1 meter, you hardly need snipers.

    • (Score: 2) by fnj on Wednesday July 05 2017, @09:00AM

      by fnj (1654) on Wednesday July 05 2017, @09:00AM (#535109)

      "1m+" range? Yeah, it would be pretty hard to miss at 1 meter!

    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday July 05 2017, @12:57PM

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 05 2017, @12:57PM (#535156) Journal

      "Oh, hello, American spy"
      "How do you know I'm American? My accent or what?"
      "No. You're black".

      Do you have many Korean looking and NK accent speaking precision snipers? Maybe a (self-inflatable?) sniper riffle that can be carried inconspicuously until needed?
      Or maybe those snipers can enter hibernation until dear comrade Kim makes a mistake about his security?
       

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    • (Score: 2) by EvilSS on Wednesday July 05 2017, @04:02PM

      by EvilSS (1456) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 05 2017, @04:02PM (#535237)
      You really don't need a seal team to snipe from 1 meter. Virtually anyone could do that.
    • (Score: 2) by PinkyGigglebrain on Wednesday July 05 2017, @07:27PM

      by PinkyGigglebrain (4458) on Wednesday July 05 2017, @07:27PM (#535368)

      A one+ mile shot is actually very rare. At that range you can't be 100% certain to make your kill, and you can't count on getting a second shot.

      Most shots IIRCC are at a max range of ~800 meters. Still impressive as all Hells in my book.

      The laser guided .50cal bullet they are developing has a max range of 8 miles but you still need someone close enough to put the laser on the target.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 06 2017, @03:27PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 06 2017, @03:27PM (#535751)

      This is some of the dumbest shit I've ever heard. If you don't know anything about the subject don't even bother talking jesus christ you sound like a 2nd grader who spent all afternoon playing metal gear.