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GeoWilliam750

(2,522 posts)
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 06:11 PM Sep 2017

The Japanese government says North Korea appears to have fired at least one ballistic missile.

Source: NHK (Japan)

The Japanese government says North Korea appears to have fired at least one ballistic missile. The government is advising people outside to take shelter immediately.



Read more: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/japan/



It seems the missile has already passed over Japan towards the Pacific Ocean

At this point, only a banner headline on NHK rather than a full article
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The Japanese government says North Korea appears to have fired at least one ballistic missile. (Original Post) GeoWilliam750 Sep 2017 OP
Not much more at BBC yet. Warpy Sep 2017 #1
WW3 has begun Not Ruth Sep 2017 #2
Fortunately, the missile overflew Japan again GeoWilliam750 Sep 2017 #3
On the way to Guam perhaps? Not Ruth Sep 2017 #5
No. Pretty much due East, with a total distance of about 3,700 km GeoWilliam750 Sep 2017 #8
It has the capability of reaching Guam. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #9
Reaching, yes. Hitting? Maybe not Warpy Sep 2017 #11
Apparently They Did Leith Sep 2017 #4
And where the hell is the UN in this? christx30 Sep 2017 #6
Looks like the missile that can hit Guam is officially a success. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #7
Facebook video Not Ruth Sep 2017 #10

Warpy

(111,256 posts)
1. Not much more at BBC yet.
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 06:19 PM
Sep 2017

What I'm waiting to see is whether or not they've got guidance systems or if they're just going for distance and fear factor.

GeoWilliam750

(2,522 posts)
3. Fortunately, the missile overflew Japan again
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 06:40 PM
Sep 2017

And landed in the Pacific, so just more hyper-ventilating for the time being, it seems

Warpy

(111,256 posts)
11. Reaching, yes. Hitting? Maybe not
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 07:52 PM
Sep 2017

Right now they're just shooting big rockets off at random to prove that Kim is a big wheel in the world.

If one of them hits a decomissioned ship it's actually aimed at, I will begin to worry. Bigtime.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
6. And where the hell is the UN in this?
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 07:02 PM
Sep 2017

Is the rest of the world just sitting with their thumbs up their butt while North Korea is threatening countries with nukes? If NK launches and it kills anyone, the rest of the world is going to suffer.

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,340 posts)
7. Looks like the missile that can hit Guam is officially a success.
Thu Sep 14, 2017, 07:04 PM
Sep 2017

We can deal with a murderous human-rights-violating regime now, or we can wait for them to murder more people and then wipe them off the map. What's it going to be?

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