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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: miskie on April 05, 2009, 12:33:51 AM

Title: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: miskie on April 05, 2009, 12:33:51 AM
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea defiantly carried out a provocative rocket launch Sunday that the U.S., Japan and other nations suspect was a cover for a test of its long-range missile technology.

Liftoff took place at 11:30 a.m. (0230GMT) Sunday from the coastal Musudan-ri launch pad in northeastern North Korea, the South Korean and U.S. governments said. The multistage rocket hurtled toward the Pacific, reaching Japanese airspace within seven minutes, but no debris appeared to hit its territory, officials in Tokyo said.

The U.N. Security Council approved an emergency session for Sunday afternoon in New York, following a request from Japan that came minutes after the launch.

The South Koreans called it "reckless," the Americans "provocative," and Japan said it strongly protested the launch.

Rest of story linked HERE. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090405/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_missile)
Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: sofa king on April 05, 2009, 12:51:34 AM
in the olden days they would call that "putting one over their bow..."

that's a bold move by NK. 

testing obama so early.  how will he respond?

this will be the measure of the man...



Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: thundley4 on April 05, 2009, 04:53:27 AM
NK had claimed that it was going to be a satellite launch, but that is obviously not the case, since it landed in the ocean.  Seems like the critics were correct in saying that that it was a test of a long range missile .  Someone should have had the balls to shoot it down once it became obvious that it was not a satellite launch.  As it stands, NK now has gathered the testing data that they wanted.
Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on April 05, 2009, 06:34:26 AM
Though it apparently got off the launch pad, South Korean and US estimates this morning are that the launch was a fail. 
Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: happy1ga on April 05, 2009, 07:00:49 AM
Well, they are getting closer, the last one, what was it, three or four yrs ago, that blew up about a minute in? So, this is still not good news. I don't want the Norks having any utensils stronger than a plastic spork, myself.
Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: Crazy Horse on April 05, 2009, 08:06:15 AM
Big deal............The UN security council is on it it now, no need to fear.  They will send a strong, yet not too strong reply to North Korea, not condemning, but sternly saying we're aren't happy.


Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: NHSparky on April 05, 2009, 08:12:15 AM
Lemme guess...next thing the UN is going to so is send, "Hannns Brix."
Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: formerlurker on April 05, 2009, 08:17:48 AM
Keep buying that high quality crap from Russia. 

North Korea is feeling neglected and is just looking for some attention. 

Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: ironhorsedriver on April 05, 2009, 08:23:05 AM
Obama probably has a gift basket of DVD's on the way. Hell, since it's a Communist country, he probably included an IPod.
Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: thundley4 on April 05, 2009, 08:26:54 AM
Obama probably has a gift basket of DVD's on the way. Hell, since it's a Communist country, he probably included an IPod.

He'll probably throw some Che t-shirts in and some Cuban cigars.
Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on April 05, 2009, 09:53:28 AM
Headline fix: Narcissist Too Preoccupied with Self to Know When Others are Screwing Him
Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: TheSarge on April 05, 2009, 11:31:10 AM
in the olden days they would call that "putting one over their bow..."

that's a bold move by NK. 

testing obama so early.  how will he respond?

this will be the measure of the man...


Here's your answer:

Obama wants nuke-free world

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2361463.ece
Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: HACKSAW on April 05, 2009, 11:40:49 AM
Lemme guess...next thing the UN is going to so is send, "Hannns Brix."
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0hk9vaqWUg[/youtube]
Title: Re: N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on April 05, 2009, 11:41:20 AM
in the olden days they would call that "putting one over their bow..."

that's a bold move by NK. 

testing obama so early.  how will he respond?

this will be the measure of the man...

There's a DUmmie who uses the name sofa king; same all-lower-case spelling too.

And the measure of the man...RATED: hamster in a cold shower