North Korea fires Artillery

SKorean official: North Korea fires artillery toward waters off its west coast

Published August 09, 2010
| Associated Press


SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's Defense Ministry says that North Korea has fired artillery into the waters off its west coast.

A Defense Ministry official says the rounds were fired on Monday into the sea off the North's coast, but gave no further details, including how many shells were fired, and how close the firing was to the two Koreas' disputed sea border.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity citing department policy.

The firing came amid high tension over the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on North Korea in March, and recent military exercises by South Korea and the U.S.

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The war drum beats louder everyday.

No word yet of what they were shooting at?

reply to post by Centurionx


Here is another link below, with more info.... They fired into the waters near the line where they have had the dispute. There were war games from South Korea and I think some U.S. involvement.....it was the last day of the exercise. Kim Jung Il had said that if the exercises went as scheduled, he would do something....and didn't until now. I think he just wanted to get a couple of shots in before the exercise ended to save face.

www.nytimes.com...

[edit on 9-8-2010 by StealthyKat]

[edit on 9-8-2010 by StealthyKat]

Originally posted by Centurionx
The war drum beats louder everyday.

No word yet of what they were shooting at?

After watching a serious News article North Korea has done on, get this, capturing the Moon with 5 space rockets and towing it back to North Korea, yes you heard me right, they were probably shooting at Mars low down in the sky lolol

Originally posted by minkey53

Originally posted by Centurionx
The war drum beats louder everyday.

No word yet of what they were shooting at?

After watching a serious News article North Korea has done on, get this, capturing the Moon with 5 space rockets and towing it back to North Korea, yes you heard me right, they were probably shooting at Mars low down in the sky lolol

What???? That's hilarious!

Has this anything to do with the bus exploding in Seoul do you think?

Just seems weird that there are 2 big stories in the same day.

-m0r

Originally posted by StealthyKat

Originally posted by minkey53

Originally posted by Centurionx
The war drum beats louder everyday.

No word yet of what they were shooting at?

After watching a serious News article North Korea has done on, get this, capturing the Moon with 5 space rockets and towing it back to North Korea, yes you heard me right, they were probably shooting at Mars low down in the sky lolol

What???? That's hilarious!

www.youtube.com...

Check it out, they're all completely NUTS!

reply to post by m0r1arty


Could be.....they are still investigating. I think though, that "Lil Kim" is just trying to say "I told you so"....he had to follow through with his threat to save face. I really don't think they want to go to war, as that country is in deep poverty.......then again.... Kim Jung Il is nuts and might want to leave a "Legacy" as he is about to hand power over to his son.!

NKorea fires artillery off west coast

From the link:

NKorea fires artillery off west coast

By HYUNG-JIN KIM
Associated Press Writer

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea fired about 110 rounds of artillery Monday near its disputed sea border with South Korea, the South's military said, amid high tension over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on North Korea.

The firing came shortly after South Korea ended five-day naval drills off the west coast that the North called a rehearsal for an invasion, vowing to retaliate.

All the artillery shells harmlessly landed into the North's waters and caused no damage to the South, a South Korean Joint Chief of Staff officer said on condition of anonymity, citing department policy.

South Korea considered the firing to be part of a military drill by North Korea but still bolstered its military readiness against further provocation, the officer said. The South also warned Pyongyang over the firing by naval radio, he said.

"This was their way of saying 'We'll respond to military drills with military drills,'" said Yang Moo-jin, a professor at Seoul's University of North Korean studies.

Link


I think the professor in the article hit the nail on the head.

A bit of muscle-flexing on both sides of the border at the moment.

[edit on 9-8-2010 by Regensturm]

That is the Onion... which means the news is 100% satire and FALSE.

I am sure North Korea isn't that stupid...

Originally posted by TheBloodRed
That is the Onion... which means the news is 100% satire and FALSE.

I am sure North Korea isn't that stupid...

I know they're all quite Brainwashed over there but like you said, they can't be serious man?

the day before it was reported the North captured a South Korea fishing boat.
here's the link;
Here

Originally posted by minkey53

Originally posted by StealthyKat

Originally posted by minkey53

Originally posted by Centurionx
The war drum beats louder everyday.

No word yet of what they were shooting at?

After watching a serious News article North Korea has done on, get this, capturing the Moon with 5 space rockets and towing it back to North Korea, yes you heard me right, they were probably shooting at Mars low down in the sky lolol

What???? That's hilarious!

www.youtube.com...

Check it out, they're all completely NUTS!

That film is from a satariel news web site . Its not real.

reply to post by TheBloodRed


I'm in Thailand and have access to many different Asian networks on my TV. It did happen and is being reported extensively on many of the channels - especially South Korean TV.

How do you think I got to know about the bus explosion in Seoul?

I wish it were The Onion though - at least it'd be funny.

-m0r

reply to post by minkey53


And in case any of you took that youtube clip serious:

It's onion news.

Here's their take on the nutness of the US:

www.youtube.com...

[edit on 9-8-2010 by Zamini]

TheBloodRed didn't mark who they were responding to and so I thought it was to the OP's story not the YouTube comedy clip.

OP's story is real, North Korea moon capture isn't

-m0r

Originally posted by TheBloodRed
That is the Onion... which means the news is 100% satire and FALSE.

I am sure North Korea isn't that stupid...

It's true....it's on the AP and all media outlets. I wouldn't have posted it if I didn't make sure it's true.

Originally posted by minkey53

Originally posted by TheBloodRed
That is the Onion... which means the news is 100% satire and FALSE.

I am sure North Korea isn't that stupid...

I know they're all quite Brainwashed over there but like you said, they can't be serious man?

www.washingtonpost.com... This is 100% true. Read this article, or find the news site of your choice....it's on all of them.

Originally posted by aboxoftrix
the day before it was reported the North captured a South Korea fishing boat.
here's the link;
Here

Yes, I read that.....it's like they are trying to provoke. It will probably settle back down (I hope) Kim Jung Il is famous for throwing a tantrum every now and then. But this could be dangerous. One day he will get pushed back.

reply to post by tarifa37


I know the moon thing is satire

OMG who would believe that??? I was being sarcastic... I wasn't even thinking of that and I thought people were thinking the shooting part wasn't real LOL! **goes to get some coffee and wake up**