North korea places missile on pad

mrbios · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:10

Don't know if this has been posted, i searched for "korea" but found nothing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7964364.stm

A bit worrying considering the way people are reacting to it, WW3 anyone?

The japs saying they will shoot it down, america and south korea backing them, surely if north korea went through with it, even as a test, they will get flattened? (please say yes it'll make me happy

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Ben M · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:12

Nothing will come of it.

mrbios · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:13

Ben M said:
Nothing will come of it.

You say that, but i can't help but think that north korea want a war

Aero · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:14

*dons missle proof helmet aka saucepan*

Aero

Ben M · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:14

mrbios said:
You say that, but i can't help but think that north korea want a war

They're pretty mental. But not that mental.

Azagoth · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:15

If I were Japan!

V4NT0M · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:16

A satellite launch and a long-rang missile test would both use the Taepodong 2, analysts say.

lol

Glaucus · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:18

Just doing what saddam loved doing, rattling the cage and see how far tehy can push it. One day they'll push that little to hard.

seeing as the rocket will go over Japan, it is no wonder why Japan is taking this as a serious threat.

Sankari · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:19

mrbios said:
Don't know if this has been posted, i searched for "korea" but found nothing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7964364.stm

A bit worrying considering the way people are reacting to it, WW3 anyone?

I don't see any reason to worry about the way people are reacting to it. What's to worry about?

The japs saying they will shoot it down

The Japanese have said no such thing. They've said that plans were being made to shoot down any rocket that threatens to hit the country.

america and south korea backing them, surely if north korea went through with it, even as a test, they will get flattened? (please say yes it'll make me happy )

No, they won't get flattened.

You say that, but i can't help but think that north korea want a war

No, they don't want a war. They want a reaction to their threats of war.

Glaucus · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:20

Evangelion said:
The Japanese have said no such thing. They've said that plans were being made to shoot down any rocket that threatens to hit the country.

But north korea have already said the flight plan takes it over Japan.

Nix · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:21

mrbios said:
You say that, but i can't help but think that north korea want a war

Argentina did it in the 80s, as have many nation-states throughout the course of history; when things are so bad at home - give the people some outside force to focus their energies on. In this case it's national pride and through antagonising the West.

People were starving in N. Korea before the recession, not that I think the outside influences them much, but they obviously think they're in a position for more abusive sabre rattling. If N. Korea aren't showing how 'powerful' they are - to both the world and their own people - or antagonising the West, they're very likely to have a revolution on their hands.

At least, in my opinion that is. Whether something will come of this or not is completely unknown. However, I doubt N. Korea are in any position to sustain any form of conflict - short, or long-term.

manic_man · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:22

The difference of course is that in both WW I and WW II both opposing sides were very strong.

if North Korea were to even try and take on the rest of the world as Hitler did, they would be crushed so amusingly quickly it would be untrue. Hitler had charge of military might that could genuinely have be used to take over the world. North Korea just doesnt have it. They have willing sacrificial public and an angry little dictator but thats as far as the similarity between Hitlers Germany and Kim Jong-il's little nation goes.

The problem they have of course is that their masses are brainwashed into genuinely believing they are one of the strongest nations on Earth.

I have no doubt they have some form of reasonable military might and that they could do some damage if they wanted, but for the sake of those they would initially hurt and then for all of the Koreans that would be killed in the devestating retaliation.. I really hope they don't do anything silly...

Marky · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:23

Skyfall said:
lol

*Giggles*

mrbios · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:24

Evangelion said:
I don't see any reason to worry about the way people are reacting to it. What's to worry about?

Well i deem north korea to be incredibly unpreditcable, as well as politicians around the world

Evangelion said:
The Japanese have said no such thing. They've said that plans were being made to shoot down any rocket that threatens to hit the country.

It goes over japan, they'll be incredibly edgy if it does fire and if they shoot it down NK have already said that if it is shot down it'll provoke war

Evangelion said:
No, they won't get flattened.

Evangelion said:
No, they don't want a war. They want a reaction to their threats of war.

Means the same thing to me

Sankari · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:26

AcidHell2 said:
But north korea have already said the flight plan takes it over Japan.

Yes, and Japan has said that it will shoot down any missile that threatens to hit the country.

Viva la difference.

Glaucus · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:27

Evangelion said:
Yes, and Japan has said that it will shoot down any missile that threatens to hit the country.

And my understanding on long range missiles is you can only shoot them down on the way up, not the way down.

Marky · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:28

Apparently, when the missle flies over Japan it will release something - I think this is why Japan is worried...

BBC said:
Pyongyang has already said the rocket taking its satellite into orbit will cross over Japan, dropping booster stages to its east and west.

What's a booster stage?

ChrisJSY · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:29

AcidHell2 said:
And my understanding on long range missiles is you can only shoot them down on the way up, not the way down.

No, vertical elevation has no bearing.
How did you come to that conclusion?

mrbios · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:31

Marky said:
Apparently, when the missle flies over Japan it will release something - I think this is why Japan is worried...

What's a booster stage?

As its a 3 stage missile i guess it works in the same (sort of) way that a shuttle going into space does, where it seperates parts, first part burns its fuel then drops off etc

note: i have no knowledge of missile technology, purely guessing

ChrisJSY said:
No, vertical elevation has no bearing.
How did you come to that conclusion?

Perhaps he's thinking that the systems used to take down the missile requires the heat from the burning fuel on it's way up? and when it comes down it is either free falling or burning a lot less fuel?

Nevermind he was thinkign something else

Marky · 25 Mar 2009 at 18:32

mrbios said:
As its a 3 stage missile i guess it works in the same (sort of) way that a shuttle going into space does, where it seperates parts, first part burns its fuel then drops off etc

note: i have no knowledge of missile technology, purely guessing

Ah ha! This is probably why Japan thinks it could be an attack. Who knows what they could make "fall" off that thing!