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North Korea Watch: President Bush – North Korea Should Tell World of Their INTENT

A U.S Army soldier uses a radio near a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile system at a Korean military air base in Suwon, south of Seoul, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003. Tokyo and Washington will deploy advanced Patriot interceptor missiles in Japan for the first time, officials said Monday, June 26, 2006 amid concerns North Korea may be preparing to test-fire a long-range ballistic missile.

Reuters: Bush: U.S. doesn’t know N. Korea missile intent

President George W. Bush said on Monday that North Korea should tell the world what it has atop a missile the United States believes it is preparing to launch.

“The North Koreans should notify the world of their intentions, what they have on top of that vehicle,” Bush said. “So we don’t know, we don’t know, that’s part of the problem, it’s a non-transparent society that ought to be sharing its intentions with the rest of the world.”

U.S. officials have said North Korea was preparing to test a long-range ballistic missile that some experts say could reach parts of the United States.

Washington and Tokyo have warned Pyongyang of a harsh response if it went ahead with the launch.

In the meantime, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Beijing to meet with Chinese officials about the North Korean Missile crisis.

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon (2nd L) smiles to journalists upon arrival at Beijing Capital Airport June 26, 2006. Ban arrived in China on Monday for talks with Chinese officials on the missile crisis of North Korea.

Remember Flap outlined three options for President Bush:

1. Preemptive destruction of the missile prior to launch with B-2 delivered Smart Bombs.

2. Missile interception by Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) or Aegis Ship-Based BMD or both.

or…..

3. Do nothing and await diplomatic resolution through the United Nations Security Council.

It ia apparent that the United States is pursuing a diplomatic track to resolve this crisis and any preemptive strike option has been considered but rejected.

The Missile Defense Agency has assured the President of an extremely high probability of interception, if the missile is launched.

President Bush is RIGHT to publically ask North Korea of their intentions. Now, the private diplomacy can begin to discover what North Korea REALLY desires.

Stay tuned……

A commercial satellite photo of North Korea’s Nodong missile launch site taken on by a Digital Globe satellite and annotated and released by analysts at GlobalSecurity.org on May 24, 2006. The United States and Japan warned North Korea on Monday against a missile launch that experts say could reach as far as Alaska and threatened harsh action if the test flight goes ahead.

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