North Korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile did not survive re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere after it was tested this week, a U.S. official told Fox News Saturday.
The official added that U.S. allies are searching for the remnants of the warhead after it splashed down close to the Japanese coast Wednesday.
The news suggests that even if North Korea's latest missile, dubbed the Kwasong-15, could not make impact on U.S. soil even if it has the range to reach American shores. South Korea's Defense Ministry said Friday that the two-stage liquid-fuel missile potentially capable of striking targets as far away as 8,100 miles, which would put Washington within reach.
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6 comments:
someone is getting the firing squad over that
It makes no difference how far the missile will travel or how powerful the warhead, if it can't survive re-entry it's just another pretty toy.
Re-entry has always been a difficult thing to do; just look at the shuttle that broke apart over Texas after missing just a couple of tiles. And that was a slow, controlled re-entry, not a dive bomb straight in approach.
Most everything in history has broken or burned up on re-entry that came straight down or not scientifically controlled. Falling 2,800 miles through space had to speed that ICBM up to unnatural speeds, and I can only imagine it flashed off like a match head when it hit the atmosphere!
Cardboard and tinfoil are not meant to survive such pressure and heat.
It's important to note that the missile's increased range is the big danger, whether the re-entry vehicle works or not.
They have made no secret of their desire to use an EMP attack on the US (as has Iran)-- the detonation can be in space.
They can accomplish their goals this way.
Just keep on giving them MORE TIME and Next one Won't be
Breaking Up until it lands in DC !!
Then, and Only then , will USA Govt wake up and do something
How many here need to Die first ???
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