Good morning everyone! Well, news sources in
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)--North Korea may fire a long-range ballistic missile toward Hawaii in early July, a Japanese news report said Thursday, as Russia and China urged the regime to return to international disarmament talks on its rogue nuclear program. Thie missile, believed to be a Taepodong-2 [Ed. note - teehee] with a range of up to 4,000 miles (6,500 kilometers), would be launched from North Korea's Dongchang-ni site on the northwestern coast, said the Yomiuri daily, Japan's top-selling newspaper. It cited an analysis by the Japanese Defense Ministry and intelligence gathered by U.S. reconnaissance satellites. The missile launch could come between July 4 and 8, the paper said.
Happy 4th of July everyone! Now, before you start stockpiling toilet paper and rediscovering your lost religious faith: don't worry. The article states that the missile will not be able to hit Hawaii's main islands. Is it just me, or does it feel like we're not doing enough to deal with Mr. Il? I realize that our military is grossly over-extended, but I'm not really talking about military conflict. It just feels like the global community is treating the eccentric ill-tempered hobbit the way my brother did when I would threaten to beat him up when I was eight. Don't believe me? South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak said the following:
If we acknowledge North Korea possessing nuclear programs, other non-nuclear countries in Northeast Aisia would be tempted to possess nuclear weapons and this would not be helpful for stability in Northeast Asia [Source: The Associated press].
Ummmm, okay. Look, I'm not gonna pretend like I have a solution to this problem, but somehow, I don't think Paul Anka's plan for destroying advertising monsters on The Simpsons is going to work here.
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