Friday, March 29, 2013

[short entry] Could North Korea hit the US with a missile? (CS Monitor)

CS Monitor: Could North Korea hit the US with a missile?
There's a lot of noise coming out of N. Korea's recently installed dictator, Kim Jong-un. But it's completely overblown. (We'll get into this in a regular entry soon, I hope.)
Here's something to note about NK's Unha rockets:
But previous launches of Unha-based rockets in 2006 and 2009 failed, raising questions about the technology’s reliability, CNS points out. In addition, it is a liquid-fueled rocket. This means it has to stand on the launchpad for hours, indeed days, for fueling. During that time it would be a sitting duck for attack.

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