North Korea fires missile into Sea of Japan as US sends third aircraft carrier into region in warning to Kim Jong Un

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[h=1]North Korea fires missile into Sea of Japan as US sends third aircraft carrier into region in warning to Kim Jong Un[/h]

• The missile was fired from the region of Wonsan in an easterly direction
• The launch was immediately reported to South Korean president Moon Jae-in
• He then called an emergency meeting on the National Security Council

 

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North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from its east coast.
The missile was fired from the region of Wonsan in an easterly direction into the Sea of Japan, South Korea's military said.
The launch was immediately reported to President Moon Jae-in, who called a meeting of the National Security Council, the South Korean office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

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Earlier today it emerged that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a new anti-aircraft weapon system

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The state news agency boasted the system would 'completely spoil the enemy's wild dream to command the air'

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday condemned North Korea's latest missile launch and vowed action along with other nations to deter Pyongyang's repeated provocations.
'As we agreed at the recent G7, the issue of North Korea is a top priority for the international community,' Abe told reporters in brief televised remarks.
'Working with the United States, we will take specific action to deter North Korea.'

 

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Abe said Japan will make utmost efforts to protect its people, while staying in close touch with South Korea and other countries.
The US Pacific Command said the short-range missile, launched from near Wonsan Airfield, was tracked for six minutes until it landed in the Sea of Japan.
It was not deemed a threat to North America. The command said it was working on a more detailed assessment of the missile launch.
'We continue to monitor North Korea's actions closely,' PACOM said in a statement.
'US Pacific Command stands behind our ironclad commitment to the security of our allies in the Republic of Korea and Japan,' it added.




It comes after reports emerged that the United States is sending a third aircraft carrier to the western Pacific region in an apparent warning to North Korea.
The USS Nimitz, one of the world's largest warships, will join two other supercarriers, the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Ronald Reagan, in the western Pacific, the sources told VOA.
The move is extremely rare for the US military, who rarely send three aircraft carriers to the same region.
Earlier today it emerged that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a new anti-aircraft weapon system and ordered its mass production and deployment throughout the country, after weeks of defiant ballistic missile tests.

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The North Korean State News Agency said the system would soon be deployed throughout the country

The North has been pushing to develop a wide range of weapon systems since early last year at an unprecedented pace including a long-range missile capable of striking the mainland United States.
In recent weeks tested its intermediate-range ballistic missile, making some technical advances.
North's KCNA news agency did not report the exact nature of the weapon or the time of the test but said it was organised by the Academy of National Defence Science.
The ANDS is a blacklisted agency that is believed to be developing missiles and nuclear weapons.

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This release from Korean Central News Agency shows the new weapons system being fired

The reclusive state rejects U.N. and unilateral sanctions by other states against its weapons programme as an infringement of its right to self defense and says the programme is necessary to counter U.S. aggression.
It last conducted a ballistic missile test a week ago. The United States denies any intention to attack the North.
KNCA said: 'Kim Jong Un ... watched the test of a new type of anti-aircraft guided weapon system organized by the Academy of National Defence Science.
'This weapon system, whose operation capability has been thoroughly verified, should be mass-produced to deploy all over the country.'
The system will 'completely spoil the enemy's wild dream to command the air, boasting of air supremacy and weapon almighty.'

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The guided missile system is supposed to be a deterrent for U.S. air superiority

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The new weapon comes after weeks of North Korean ballistic missile tests

KCNA said Kim was accompanied by his military aides and listed the three men believed to be the top officials in the country's rapidly accelerating missile programme.
They are Ri Pyong Chol, a former top air force general; Kim Jong Sik, a veteran rocket scientist; and Jang Chang Ha, the head of the Academy of National Defence Science, a weapons development and procurement centre.
North Korea said last Monday that it had successfully tested what it called an intermediate-range ballistic missile that met all technical requirements and could now be mass-produced, although outside officials and experts questioned the extent of its progress.
On Tuesday, the head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency said that if left unchecked, North Korea is on an 'inevitable' path to obtaining a nuclear-armed missile capable of striking the United States.
Appearing at a Senate hearing, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Vincent Stewart declined to offer a time estimate but Western experts believe the North still needed several years to develop such a weapon.

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• Sources: 3rd US Naval Strike Force Deployed to Deter North Korea

 

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[h=1]Sources: 3rd US Naval Strike Force Deployed to Deter North Korea[/h]

The United States is sending a third aircraft carrier strike force to the western Pacific region in an apparent warning to North Korea to deter its ballistic missile and nuclear programs, two sources have told VOA.
The USS Nimitz, one of the world’s largest warships, will join two other supercarriers, the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Ronald Reagan, in the western Pacific, the sources told VOA's Steve Herman.

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The U.S. military has rarely simultaneously deployed three aircraft carriers to the same region.
But North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threat is seen as a major security challenge for President Donald Trump, who has vowed to prevent the country from being able to strike the U.S. with a nuclear missile, a capability experts say Pyongyang could have some time after 2020.
Sitting alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump said Friday just before the start of Group of Seven (G-7) meetings in Sicily that G-7 leaders would have a “particular focus on the North Korea problem.”
A White House statement issued Friday said the two leaders have agreed to “enhance sanctions on North Korea” in an attempt to prevent the further development of North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs.
US tests missile defense system
The U.S. military, meanwhile, will test a system to shoot down an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time next week.It is intended to simulate a North Korean ICBM aimed at the U.S.
The Missile Defense Agency said it will test an existing missile defense system on Tuesday to try to intercept an ICBM. The Pentagon has used the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system to intercept other types of missiles, but never an ICBM.
The GMD has been inconsistent, succeeding in nine of 17 attempts against missiles without intercontinental range capability since 1999.
The most recent test, in June 2014, was successful -- but three straight subsequent tests were failures.

 

[ScottL]

Here is what we should do right now. Do a flyover and drop thousands of leaflets calling for the people to overthrow the dictatorship. Also tell them we are going to demonstrate what will happen if they maintain their current course, and then bomb one of their army regiments during a parade.

 

[SheriffJoe]

Kudos to President Clinton, Bush and Obama for dealing with the North Korea crisis once and for all.

President Clinton's breakthrough "no nukes!" deal should be the benchmark we should use for all tyrants with nuke aspirations.

North Korea: Another smashing liberal success story!