North Korea.....

North Korea.....

This could go right off...... 7 missles have now been launched.

From BBC News:

World powers have condemned North Korea for test-firing a series of missiles, including one thought capable of reaching the US.
The seven missiles included a long-range Taepodong-2, which the US said failed shortly after take-off.

The US called the tests "provocative", while Japan announced a range of sanctions, saying Pyongyang gained "nothing from such an act".

The UN Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting on the crisis.

The closed session was requested by Japan, which plans to co-ordinate its response to the missile tests with the US and other countries.



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Tokyo - one of North Korea's harshest critics, and in easy reach of a long-range missile - said it would ban the entry of North Korean officials, chartered flights and a ferry.

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said continued dialogue was necessary to defuse the standoff.

In its first response to the tests, China urged all sides to remain calm.

Japanese and South Korean military are on high alert, and share prices have fallen in both countries.


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Pyongyang remained defiant. A foreign ministry official said such launches were a matter of national sovereignty, Japanese media reported.

Correspondents say Pyongyang may see this action as a way to get attention and break the diplomatic log jam over stalled talks on its nuclear capabilities.

Analysts said the firing - Pyongyang's first test of a long-range missile since a self-imposed moratorium in 1999 - would seriously damage prospects for talks.

Heightened alert

North Korea launched six of the missiles as the US celebrated its Independence Day holiday and launched the space shuttle from Florida.

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It's regrettable that a poor country invests its resources in weaponry

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According to US officials, the six earlier launches took place over a four-hour period, beginning at 0332 Japan time (1832 GMT Tuesday).

Among them was the Taepodong missile - thought capable of reaching Alaska. US officials said it failed shortly after take-off, while the others fell into the Sea of Japan.

The seventh missile launch came hours later, at 1722 Japan time (0822 GMT) according to local media reports.

Nato said the move "posed a serious threat to the region and the international community at large".

Australia, South Korea and Russia also expressed concern.

The US and North Korea's neighbours have been on heightened alert in recent weeks amid suspicions that Pyongyang was preparing to launch the Taepodong-2, which has a range of up to 6,000 km (3,730 miles).

The BBC's Charles Scanlon in Seoul says the North has been feeling under pressure and ignored in recent months, with the US refusing to negotiate on its demands over its nuclear plans.

Six-nation negotiations have been being repeatedly postponed as neither Washington nor Pyongyang are prepared to give ground.

The last time North Korea tested a long-range missile was in 1998, when it launched a Taepodong-1 over northern Japan.

whitey

Take that Hans Brix..

where would the long range one have landed though if it hadnt failed?

Hans Brix, reminds me of team america

his names hans blix

I think the occidental powers wont react in a military sense... they've fucked up afghanistan and iraq - they'd be unable to successfully invade Korea.

I'd say the Koreans should be more worried of eastern powers, but then I'm sure mac daddy China would have something to say about that.

mint there is gunna be a war!

where do i sign,

ill be the heavy machine gunner ill give every1 cover

i know, but its supposed to be hans brix, they should send in team america to woop some ass.

Normally I would agree, however the fact that North Korea are a)the ultimate secret state, b) totally mental, c) have an advanced military and d) have nuclear missles (only we dont know how many) could cause a problem.

They have blatantly done in to provoke a response knowing how the US would react, especially on the 4th July.

Kim will definitly be sitting at home asking "Hans Bwix" if he likes it now. If he has seen Team America I reckon he might be a bit pissed off.... I bet he has even gone to the local pet shop and bought a cat just so he looks the part when it all kicks off.

North Korea has been threatning nuclear action for a while now . There missile tests have got closer and closer to other countries Japan in paticular .

If this does kick off and china get involved we could be looking at a serious Nuclear disaster .

The Japanese arnt exactly known for there diplomacy either i wouldnt be surprised if they have a few tests of there own .

Its worrying stuff like .

You fucking idiot

Wot the fuck are they playing at you know blair & bush will just

wanna kick off again

i like the link on the bbc story to 'holidaying in north korea'

it'd be more exciting than the med i suppose!

They have no oil or Bush would have been in like a ferret up a drainpipe

Went to see carrot top in vegas and he had a good point....ddnt korea give us the kia cars?!

as he says it'll never reach the US, u cannot get a Kia up a steep hill.

yep that and the fact the last time the yanks went east they got there arses handed to them by the via kong should be enough to keep them away ... but still can you imagine the uproar if the french had tested a missile in the channel ?

I still think theres more to come form this !

deffo, unfortunatley we have to wait for the crack to get to the bbc for all we know blair's bush could be planning an attack as we speak

thats the joys of having colonies, we get to test out missiles in australias back yard. i wouldnt exactly say the vietcong handed them their arse, the put up a good fight

They gave the U.S. the bloodiest war in there history and the yanks evetually pulled out having achieved what exactly ? bog all apart from getting a load of young men on both sides killed !
They would risk anpther nam and to me thats what north korea would be .

Send in bond hel nick a hovercraft and drop the generals son over a waterfall