The government in South Korea is in a state of heightened alert and warned their populace today of an anticipated North Korean missile launch expected later this week. The warning came from South Korean director of national security, Kim Jang-soo.
According to the The New York Times, the missiles to be launched are thought to be of the Musudan variety,
“...which the South Korean military says can travel ‘more than’ 3,000 kilometers or 1,864 miles.
But South Korean media and analysts say the missile can extend its range to 4,000 kilometers or 2,490 miles, which would put American bases in Guam within its reach.
Kim Jang-soo said that he expects the North Korean missile attack by this Wednesday.
Referring to the provocations from their neighbors to the north, Kim said that North Korea has also been waging a calculated and daily chest-thumping ”headline strategy.”
Kim also believes that North Korea is amping up their daily provocations in an effort to “force the United States and South Korea to return to dialogue with possible concessions.” United Nations sanctions were imposed on North Korea after the evil empire conducted nuclear testing in Feb.
“We see through their motive," Kim said. Although North Korea shows no signs of attempting a full-scale war, it will suffer damage many times more than we do if it launches even a localized provocation.”
The United States has been increasing its military presence around the Korean peninsula while at the same time trying to lessen its warlike rhetoric in an effort to help de-escalate tensions in the region.
Washington responded by flying nuclear-capable bombers over South Korea in training missions and moving two of the Navy’s missile-defense ships closer to the Korean Peninsula. It also planned to deploy a land-based missile-defense system to Guam later this month.
For more on the North Korean missile threat, see the video accompanying this article.
Also see:
U.S. deploys anti-missile system to Guam in response to North Korean threats (Video)
North Korea declares 'state of war' with South Korea (Video)
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