[h=1]North Korea can now hit CHICAGO and other American cities claim experts - as US and South Korea hold joint exercise in response to Kim's second ICBM launch[/h]
- Experts claim North Korea's missiles can reach L.A., Chicago and Denver
- Kim Jong Un launched an ICBM late on Friday night that landed near Japan
- The United States and South Korea had a joint exercise in response to the missile
North Korea now has the capability to hit Los Angeles and other major American cities with ballistic missiles, experts claim.
Kim Jong Un launched a missile that came 'threateningly' close to Japan on Friday night, which has prompted the country's prime minster to admonish North Korea.
Experts now say its improved weapons have potential to reach the West Coast - and possibly as far as Chicago.
Pyongyang's continuing development of nuclear weapons is a growing cause of concern for leaders in the United States, South Korea and Japan.
In a show of force against the dictator and his military, the United States and South Korea held a joint missile exercise in response.
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North Korea's missiles have the capability to reach Los Angeles and Chicago experts claimed on Friday, following the country's second ICBM launch of the month. Pictured: North Korea's Hwasong-14 ICBM launch on July 4
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) called North Korea's missile launch a 'serious and real threat' to the country's security
North Korea's late-night launch added to exasperation in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo over Pyongyang's capability to make and deliver nuclear weapons and ICBMs.
David Wright, a physicist and co-director of the global security program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said if reports of the missile's maximum altitude and flight time are correct, it would have a theoretical range of at least 6,500 miles.
That means it could have reached Los Angeles and other major West Coast cities.
The nightmare scenario for the Pentagon is a missile capability that puts the East Coast - Washington DC and New York City - within range.
Some experts fear that North Korea may be even able to do that, reported Vox.
The missile North Korea launched on Friday flew longer and higher than its first ICBM which launched earlier this month, officials said.
Kim Jong Un launched a missile that came 'threateningly' close to Japan on Friday night, which has prompted the country's prime minster to admonish North Korea.
Experts now say its improved weapons have potential to reach the West Coast - and possibly as far as Chicago.
Pyongyang's continuing development of nuclear weapons is a growing cause of concern for leaders in the United States, South Korea and Japan.
In a show of force against the dictator and his military, the United States and South Korea held a joint missile exercise in response.
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North Korea's missiles have the capability to reach Los Angeles and Chicago experts claimed on Friday, following the country's second ICBM launch of the month. Pictured: North Korea's Hwasong-14 ICBM launch on July 4
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) called North Korea's missile launch a 'serious and real threat' to the country's security
North Korea's late-night launch added to exasperation in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo over Pyongyang's capability to make and deliver nuclear weapons and ICBMs.
David Wright, a physicist and co-director of the global security program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said if reports of the missile's maximum altitude and flight time are correct, it would have a theoretical range of at least 6,500 miles.
That means it could have reached Los Angeles and other major West Coast cities.
The nightmare scenario for the Pentagon is a missile capability that puts the East Coast - Washington DC and New York City - within range.
Some experts fear that North Korea may be even able to do that, reported Vox.
The missile North Korea launched on Friday flew longer and higher than its first ICBM which launched earlier this month, officials said.
The missile was launched on very high trajectory, which limited the distance it traveled, and landed west of Japan's island of Hokkaido.
North Korean President Kim Jong Un's military had already raised alarms at the first launch on July 4.
'As a result of their launches of ICBM-level missiles, this clearly shows the threat to our nation's safety is severe and real,' said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who planned to call a meeting of his National Security Council.
North Korea's missile launch on Friday landed in Japan's territorial waters, the country's government has confirmed.
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An expert said if reports of the missile's maximum altitude and flight time are correct, it would have a theoretical range of at least 6,500 miles, which could reach Chicago
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting the test-fire of intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 at an undisclosed location earlier this month
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Pictured: What officials believe to have been the route taken by the missile after it was launched from North Korea
The missile launch came just after Japan had announced it would increase its sanctions on North Korea.
The Japanese government has established an emergency participation team with members of relevant ministries and agencies.
The intercontinental ballistic missile landed in the Sea of Japan in the Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone.
Following a meeting of South Korea's National Security Council, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he wanted the U.N. Security Council to discuss new and stronger sanctions against the North, the presidential Blue House said.
The top U.S. military official, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joseph Dunford, and Admiral Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, spoke by phone with the top South Korean military official, General Lee Sun-jin, to discuss military response options to the launch.
Later the United States and South Korea took part in a ballistic missile exercise.
North Korean President Kim Jong Un's military had already raised alarms at the first launch on July 4.
'As a result of their launches of ICBM-level missiles, this clearly shows the threat to our nation's safety is severe and real,' said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who planned to call a meeting of his National Security Council.
North Korea's missile launch on Friday landed in Japan's territorial waters, the country's government has confirmed.
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An expert said if reports of the missile's maximum altitude and flight time are correct, it would have a theoretical range of at least 6,500 miles, which could reach Chicago
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting the test-fire of intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 at an undisclosed location earlier this month
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Pictured: What officials believe to have been the route taken by the missile after it was launched from North Korea
The missile launch came just after Japan had announced it would increase its sanctions on North Korea.
The Japanese government has established an emergency participation team with members of relevant ministries and agencies.
The intercontinental ballistic missile landed in the Sea of Japan in the Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone.
Following a meeting of South Korea's National Security Council, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he wanted the U.N. Security Council to discuss new and stronger sanctions against the North, the presidential Blue House said.
The top U.S. military official, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joseph Dunford, and Admiral Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, spoke by phone with the top South Korean military official, General Lee Sun-jin, to discuss military response options to the launch.
Later the United States and South Korea took part in a ballistic missile exercise.
[h=1]U.S.-South Korea Conduct Training in Response to North Korean Missile Launch[/h][FONT="]Eighth Army Public Affairs[/FONT]
[FONT="]HUMPHREYS GARRISON, Pyeongtaek, South Korea, July 28, 2017 — U.S. Eighth Army and South Korean army personnel today conducted a second combined training event to exercise assets in view of today’s North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile launch, Eighth Army officials here announced today.
This exercise once again utilized the Army Tactical Missile System and South Korea’s Hyunmoo Missile II, which fired missiles into territorial waters of South Korea along the country’s eastern coast July 5.
The ATACMS can be rapidly deployed and engaged and provides deep-strike precision capability, enabling the U.S.-South Korean alliance to engage a full array of time-critical targets under all weather conditions.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]HUMPHREYS GARRISON, Pyeongtaek, South Korea, July 28, 2017 — U.S. Eighth Army and South Korean army personnel today conducted a second combined training event to exercise assets in view of today’s North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile launch, Eighth Army officials here announced today.
This exercise once again utilized the Army Tactical Missile System and South Korea’s Hyunmoo Missile II, which fired missiles into territorial waters of South Korea along the country’s eastern coast July 5.
The ATACMS can be rapidly deployed and engaged and provides deep-strike precision capability, enabling the U.S.-South Korean alliance to engage a full array of time-critical targets under all weather conditions.[/FONT]
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[h=2]America's warning to Kim Jong un: The US Army and South Korea put on a show of force just hours after Kim Jong-un launched a missile that could hit New York on anniversary of the end of war[/h][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
[/FONT]South Korea launched interceptor rockets built to down North Korea's missiles just hours after Kim Jong-un issued a 'stern warning' to the US saying he could hit New York. The North Korean leader (inset) said Saturday the second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (right) on Friday demonstrated his country can hit the US mainland. Had it been fired at a standard trajectory, the rocket could have reached Los Angeles, Denver and Chicago and would have even had New York and Boston within its sights, according to analysts. In response, South Korea and the US teamed up to fire their anti-missile defence system (left), which would be deployed should Kim Jong-un attempt to fire a nuclear weapon over the Atlantic.
IDK. Maybe nuking Chicago isn't a bad idea. Although I'd prefer to see DC go first.
Lots of good RXer's from the Chicago area and I'm told it's a city I must visit (no, obviously not those neighborhoods)
Plus air-travel would suck if we lose a major hub like O'Hara
Is there anyway to bomb DC and not destroy the National Monuments? I kinda second that idea, easier than my 2nd revolution idea
They say hydrogen bomb leaves buildings standing....Lots of good RXer's from the Chicago area and I'm told it's a city I must visit (no, obviously not those neighborhoods)
Plus air-travel would suck if we lose a major hub like O'Hara
Is there anyway to bomb DC and not destroy the National Monuments? I kinda second that idea, easier than my 2nd revolution idea
Spent a week there many years ago. My impression was it's a smaller NYC.Lots of good RXer's from the Chicago area and I'm told it's a city I must visit (no, obviously not those neighborhoods)
Plus air-travel would suck if we lose a major hub like O'Hara
Is there anyway to bomb DC and not destroy the National Monuments? I kinda second that idea, easier than my 2nd revolution idea
O'Hare is so big you need a golf cart to get from one to terminal the next.
