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N. Korea Launches Ballistic Missile
The BBC reports that North Korea's military today launched a ballistic missile from that country's east coast; the missile fell into the water after a flight of about 500 miles.
Reuters adds some more details, and names a different launching point. From their report: South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the missile was likely a medium-range Rodong-missile. ... The missile was launched from an area near the west coast north of the capital, Pyongyang, flying across the [peninsula] and into the sea off the east coast early Friday morning, the South's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. CNN adds a sobering graphic indicating the projected range of North Korea's missile arsenal.
800km is a pretty far cry from the 9000km range on the graphic. And scaling up isn't all that easy to do, much less include a payload of significant mass.
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
Theater Missile Defense
http://www.britannica.com/topi...
Your thing of the day.
Remember THAAD is your friend
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/...
If you would like bonus points, remember all the people who were taking a crap on president Reagan because they said this was pointless.