North Korea just launched an ICBM - CONFIRMED.

a reply to: carewemust

North Korea has working rickets but what they don't have is working guidance systems. They have no chance of hitting anything on purpose. The limiting factor for them on ICBMS is they can't control where they go on reentry.

originally posted by: Xcathdra

originally posted by: xstealth
North Korean announcement live stream is up, expected in 30 minutes from now.

bnonews.com...

Does anyone speak lunatic that can translate for the rest of us?

Heh. I was just wondering the same thing.

They said it was a Hwasong-14 which reached an altitude of 2,800km and hit target after 39 minutes flight.

Experts estimate it's maximum range is 8,000-10,000km

Photos show they have a minimum of 5 more of these.

So when is trump going to spank north korea, didint he claim he would put them back in there place, how many attempts has north korea tried since trump got elected.

Murika # yea

Live: North Korea claims ballistic missile test was a success

North Korea claimed it has missile capability to hit anywhere in the world.

LINK

a reply to: EmmanuelGoldstein

From your source:

The missile is believed to be an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, not an ICBM, according to the U.S. military.

The altitude of the North Korean ballistic missile "greatly exceeded" 2,500km, according to the Japanese defence ministry.

North Korea is expected to make a major announcement today at 3:30 local time (7:30 BST), according to media reports.

originally posted by: ColdWisdom
a reply to: EmmanuelGoldstein

From your source:

The missile is believed to be an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, not an ICBM, according to the U.S. military.

The altitude of the North Korean ballistic missile "greatly exceeded" 2,500km, according to the Japanese defence ministry.

North Korea is expected to make a major announcement today at 3:30 local time (7:30 BST), according to media reports.

The US military was wrong.

Either that or they're being deceptive because the political consequences of this being an ICBM.

I think they were wrong and briefed Trump wrong, which explain his tweet; the tweet didn't seem to acknowledged the possibility of anything out of the norm, or an ICBM

originally posted by: dragonridr
a reply to: carewemust

North Korea has working rickets but what they don't have is working guidance systems. They have no chance of hitting anything on purpose. The limiting factor for them on ICBMS is they can't control where they go on reentry.

That's somewhat comforting, but shouldn't the world stop them before they achieve this capability?

originally posted by: carewemust

originally posted by: xstealth

originally posted by: rickymouse
So where did this missile actually go anyway, anyone heard where it landed yet?

Sea of Japan.

The environmentalists must be incensed. South Korea has polluted that portion of The Sea of Japan with at least 10 toxic missiles this year alone, haven't they?

I think I would prefer the environmentalist who actually knows which of the two Koreas is the bad guy. Try again smart guy. There's only two choices.

a reply to: xstealth

and done on July 4th!

Get ready to rock and or roll!

Whens Qatar's 48hr deadline up?

All the failed could have been false flags

ICBM = Inter Continental Ballistic Missile

What continent is North Korea part of, and what major countries are on that continent?

I'm attempting to determine what makes this ICBM test so much more dangerous than all previous tests...none of which were an ICBM.

The global News Media is making a really big deal about this being an ICBM.

a reply to: carewemust

because this one can hit Alaska or maybe even Seattle.

a reply to: carewemust

Japan says they observed the missile traveled 600 miles and was airborne for approx 40 minutes.

originally posted by: xstealth
a reply to: carewemust

because this one can hit Alaska or maybe even Seattle.

Doesn't the USA have the capability to stop a missile, if it's flying for 40 minute to get to Alaska or Seattle? For that length of time, we should have at least a few "shots" at destroying it, from both ground and airborne intercepts.

a reply to: carewemust

The N Korean ICBM super countermeasures are capable of blocking such information

originally posted by: carewemust

originally posted by: xstealth
a reply to: carewemust

because this one can hit Alaska or maybe even Seattle.

Doesn't the USA have the capability to stop a missile, if it's flying for 40 minute to get to Alaska or Seattle? For that length of time, we should have at least a few "shots" at destroying it, from both ground and airborne intercepts.

Our best chance of stopping a foreign ICBM is to shoot it down on its upward trajectory. The reason being, the speeds at which icbm warheads travel on their way down makes them almost impossible to shoot.

Not to mention a single missle can carry like 10 warheads.. they shoot down like buckshot from a shotgun. You would have to hit every


The problem with shooting it down on its upward trajectory.. is.. it already has a head start and you need a missle fast enough to catch it after it's already been launched.. and accurate enough to hit it before it deploys warheads.

It's like hitting a supersonic needle in a massive haystack

a reply to: Lucidparadox

Thank-you LucidParadox for that information. I didn't know that we were so defenseless once the warhead is in it's downward trajectory!

Speaking of trajectory, what is the best trajectory for North Korea to obtain the greatest distance...to strike a target at maximum range?

For instance, a long-jump competitor can't launch him/herself too vertically, or too horizontally, if he/she wants to obtain maximum horizontal distance.

I wonder if North Korea even has a clue at what trajectory/angle will yield maximum down-range distance? They've not tested this yet.

why did it fall in the Sea of Japan , LMAF

originally posted by: lawofthe
why did it fall in the Sea of Japan , LMAF

That's intentional. North Korea isn't ready to kill anyone by launching into a land mass. Not yet...