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North Korea Watch: North Korea Close to Test Firing Taepodong-2 Missile – Capable of Reaching Mainland United States

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd L) is seen alongside North Korean soldiers in North Korea, in this undated photo released by Korea News Service April 8, 2006.

ASSociated Press: North Korea Appears Close to Missile Test

North Korea appeared close Sunday to test-firing a long-range missile capable of reaching the United States, prompting the White House to warn of an appropriate response and Japan to threaten a “fierce” protest to the United Nations.

North Korea was silent on the issue but vowed to bolster its “military deterrent” in a burst of fiery rhetoric carried by its state news agency.

A test launch of what is believed to be a Taepodong-2 missile would inflame a region already tense over the North’s continuing nuclear weapons program.

“There are signs” of an imminent missile launch, Jung Tae-ho, a spokesman at the South Korean president’s office, told The Associated Press. He added that security officials were “closely watching the situation.”

Does the United States and Japan have Aegis Cruisers with anti-ballistic missiles on the ready?

Will the United States and/or Japan shoot this missile down?

Will the United States bomb North Korea in retailiation for resuming missile tests?

Stay tuned……
Taepodong-2

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