Published: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 07:23:36 +0900

UPDATE #2:* I'm watching CNN right now and they had some guy on there blaming Bush for not giving enough carrots to the North Koreans and not preventing the launch.* The CNN is questioning some guy about if North Korea can still nuke the US with a missile.* The "expert" says they cannot nuke the US yet. Isn't that a stupid question to ask after their ICBM failed miserably just an hour ago?* The expert did say we need to see what the trajectory of the missile was to see if it was aimed at the US and react accordingly.*

I think it is safe to say that North Korea is getting exactly what they wanted from this launch.* Attention and scaremongering from the US media in order to pressure the US government into taking them seriously.

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UPDATE #1:* Coming Anarchy has a post on the launch up and here is the Fox News report on the launch:

North Korea may have tried to fire a long-range missile, but it failed in flight, two U.S. officials told FOX News on Tuesday. Two non-guided, medium-range Scud-style missiles were also fired, North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed.

Japanese public broadcasting channel NHK first reported the missile launches. The two Scud missiles landed in the Sea of Japan, the first about 360 miles from mainland Japan, NHK said. Japan's Kyodo news agency said the missiles were believed to be mid-range Rodong missiles, and landed about 300 miles off the western coast of Japan's Hokkaido Island.

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North Korea has finally test fired their stupid missiles and guess what, like I have been saying all along the long range Taepodong-2 missile failed:

North Korea launched a long-range Taepodong-2 missile early Wednesday in an apparently unsuccessful test that failed in flight, a senior State Department official said.

North Korea also tested at least two smaller missiles, U.S. sources told CNN.

Both missiles were launched from a site other than the one intelligence officials have watched for weeks ahead of the long-range missile test, a senior State Department official said.

I'm watching Fox News right now and they are saying the Taepodong-2 missile failed after 35 seconds of flight and of course the news programs are repeating over and over again that the US is not under attack.* Boy, what a relief (sarcasm).* What a joke, I still can't believe people mostly Democrats have been advocating starting a war over this stupid missile.* I'm curious to what these people are going to be saying over the coming days.*

I will post more as developments happen.

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