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#16    Englishgent

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Posted 14 April 2012 - 01:27 AM

According to the latest BBC World News, the problem now is how the NK leadership is going to 'keep face' with their people. There is a possibliity that the new leader will authorise an underground nuclear test.
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Posted 14 April 2012 - 01:29 AM

View PostWaspie_Dwarf, on 14 April 2012 - 01:01 AM, said:

Also, this launch occurred from the new Sohae launch site, near Tongchang-ri, on the country's west coast. Previous "satellite" launches have occured from the Tonghae launch site on the East coast.

The new launch site negates the need to launch over Japanese territory.

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Posted 14 April 2012 - 01:32 AM

View PostEnglishgent, on 14 April 2012 - 01:27 AM, said:

According to the latest BBC World News, the problem now is how the NK leadership is going to 'keep face' with their people. There is a possibliity that the new leader will authorise an underground nuclear test.
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That is unfortunately very likely, although I have a nagging suspicion that they would have done so anyways should the launch have succeeded.

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Posted 14 April 2012 - 01:57 AM

View Postbadeskov, on 14 April 2012 - 01:32 AM, said:

That is unfortunately very likely, although I have a nagging suspicion that they would have done so anyways should the launch have succeeded.
Indeed, there were reports that North Korea was preparing for a nuclear test before the launch, see this Telegraph article dated 9th April 2012.
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Posted 17 April 2012 - 04:01 PM

Update -

South Korea to halt North Korea rocket debris search

http://www.bbc.co.uk...d-asia-17737798
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Posted 19 April 2012 - 01:05 AM

DOD may have a different slant on that attempted launch ! Maybe we need to ask Badeskov`s about Laser targeting ? :innocent:
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