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The BBC is reporting that North Korea has fired another missile:
North Korea has fired a missile eastwards from its capital, Pyongyang, towards Japan, media reports say.
Japan said that the missile likely passed over its territory and has warned residents to take shelter, local media report.
South Korea and the US are analysing the details of the launch, the South's military said.
Al Jazeera reports:
The projectile was launched at 6:57am (21:57GMT Thursday) and flew over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido before falling into the Pacific Ocean - 2,000km east of Cape Erimo, said Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
"Japan protests the latest launch in the strongest terms and will take appropriate and timely action at the United Nations and elsewhere, staying in close contact with the United States and South Korea," Suga told reporters.
South Korea's defence ministry said the missile travelled about 3,700km and reached a maximum altitude of 770km - both higher and further than previous tests.
Just more saber rattling? Another step in escalation? What's next?
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Friday September 15 2017, @01:14AM (3 children)
Wouldn't it be funny if the south told everyone in Seoul to evacuate, give them, I dunno, a month to git-r-done? The Norks will be shitting themselves, knowing a preemptive strike means they're all dead 15 minutes later. The Seoul residents would also shit themselves, but hopefully understand the reality of the situation and GTFO. Seems a month is enough time to evacuate Seoul, which takes away the Nork's main threat.
No need to say that after that month the norks cease to exist. They can bomb an empty city to hell, but they're all dead and the "war" is over in under 24 hours.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by bob_super on Friday September 15 2017, @01:19AM (2 children)
The point of the missiles is that you can't get people out of reach. All of Korea can get hit by a lot of stuff is minutes, Japan would get a few too (hard to miss Tokyo).
NK also has quite a few subs. They may be basic, but it's hard to sink them all before they realize what's going on.
(Score: 2) by tibman on Friday September 15 2017, @01:44AM (1 child)
Missiles can actually be intercepted. Artillery cannot.
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 15 2017, @11:30AM
There are claims that artillery can be taken out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome [wikipedia.org]