Norks move more missiles to launch sites

Guardian:
North Korea has moved two short-range missile launchers to its east coast , apparently indicating it is going ahead with preparations for a test launch, a South Korean news agency reported.

Seoul and its allies have been expecting some sort of missile launch during weeks of heightened hostility on the Korean peninsula.

An unidentified South Korean military source told the Yonhap news agency that satellite imagery showed two mobile launchers for short-range Scud missiles had been moved to South Hamgyeong province. "The military is closely watching the North's latest preparations for a missile launch," the source said.

The North moved two mid-range Musudan missiles in early April and placed seven mobile launchers in the same area, Yonhap said on Sunday. A North Korean show of force could be staged to coincide with the anniversary of the founding of its army on 25 April.

A South Korean defence ministry official said he could not confirm the news report, adding that there had been no sign of unusual activity in the North. North Korea regularly test-fires short-range missiles in the sea off its east coast.
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For a country with a limited inventory this seems a wasteful exercise that could haunt them if they continue their belligerent tone.   It might make for a good exercise of anti missile technology depending on the track it takes.

Comments

  1. Tregonsee7:01 PM

    While Patriots are cool, I would think it would be a lot cheaper and more certain to fire a Hellfire from a Predator at the moment of launch. A reminder to the NORKs and the rest of the world how shaky any sort of NORK missile capability really is.

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