N. Korea prepares for missile tests; ready to "wipe out" the U.S. if provoked

**Valigarmander** · 06-24-2009, 06:08 PM

U.S. dismisses latest missile provocation by North Korea - CNN.com

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U.S. officials are downplaying any imminent threat to the United States of a North Korean missile strike or confrontation between the two countries at sea.

The U.S. intelligence community does not believe North Korea intends to launch a long-range missile in the near future, a U.S. intelligence official told CNN, despite reports in Japanese media citing intelligence that the North Korean regime intends to fire a missile toward Hawaii on July 4.

Shortly after that report, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he was deploying defensive measures around Hawaii.

But a recent warning to mariners issued by North Korea suggests the country only intends short- and medium-range missile tests, according to one U.S. intelligence official.

The North Korean government issued a warning to mariners to avoid an area in the Sea of Japan at certain times between June 24 and July 9 because of a "military firing exercise," according to a U.S. military communication about the warning provided to CNN.

The North Koreans had issued a similar warning prior to testing a long-range missile in April, but that warning indicated two potential danger areas more indicative of a long-range missile test.

The official said that these shorter-range missiles can be "rolled out on a dime," but the U.S. intelligence community sees no "readily observable" indication of an imminent long-range missile launch.

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North Korea recently threatened to "wipe out" the United States if provoked.

The official said the United States "assumes" North Korea will "continue its provocations." The official acknowledged this phase of the usual ebb and flow of North Korean behavior seems to be lasting longer.

This has been a "protracted period," said the official, with the change in U.S. leadership being a "big factor." The North Korean leadership seems to be "testing the new administration."

Does that Looney Toon Kim Jong-il actually believe anything that comes out of his own mouth?

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 06-24-2009, 06:50 PM

Wow. Scary. I can think of one country that needs to be wiped out right about now after this news.

t3hDarkness · 06-24-2009, 07:03 PM

^Lord and Serenity and all that bull****.

heh · 06-24-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!

Wow. Scary. I can think of one country that needs to be wiped out right about now after this news.

hell yeah bro, its not like the united states doesn't have nukes aimed all over the world

(not that north korea is a good country or anything)

The Flattest Pancake · 06-24-2009, 07:17 PM

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE? But didn't they say they're gonna WIPE OUT us! AHHHHH!
Good thing I live in *BLEEP*! I did that just in case any North Korean guys are on. Heh heh. They'll never reach me!...or will they? I do live in the U.S. Wait? 4th of July? Independence Day? Nooooo! Oh, you've picked the wrong to to try and kill us!

heh · 06-24-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BOTVGH Fan

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE? But didn't they say they're gonna WIPE OUT us! AHHHHH!

what do you not understand about "if provoked".

t3hDarkness · 06-24-2009, 07:22 PM

I believe they feel threatened and rightly so.
However with the missile defense systems in China and Hawaii coupled with North Korea's financial standings, we in North America really have nothing to fear.

Oh, God...
This is very semirrelevant in the scariest way possible.

Click to view video.

Edit: They are from Texas if you couldn't guess.

The Flattest Pancake · 06-24-2009, 07:22 PM

Uhhh... the provoked part.

heh · 06-24-2009, 07:24 PM

uh, no one has missile defense dude.

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Originally Posted by BOTVGH Fan

Uhhh... the provoked part.

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maybe you should look up the word then. Here's a hint, it doesn't mean "if we feel like it".

The Flattest Pancake · 06-24-2009, 07:24 PM

WE HAVE NO MISSLE DEFENSE?!

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 06-24-2009, 07:27 PM

I can't believe it. Seriously. Someone is really sticking up to their current username right now.

The Flattest Pancake · 06-24-2009, 07:29 PM

Are you talking to me?

t3hDarkness · 06-24-2009, 07:35 PM

Don't most of us stick to our usernames?
I am shady and figurative, Lurch is Scary, valigarmander gets his own defination, You hate Pokemon, and Botvgh fan likes, uh, botvgh?

The Flattest Pancake · 06-24-2009, 07:39 PM

Very true. But that's beside the point. The point is, why does North Korea keep testing all these Nuclear missiles? I mean, the more they test, the more they get better, and the more chance they have of starting a nuclear war that'll probably kill us all!

t3hDarkness · 06-24-2009, 07:43 PM

The only way they can feel safe is if they have the same ability to destroy their enemies as their enemies do to destroy them.

Bomby · 06-24-2009, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!

I can think of one country that needs to be wiped out right about now after this news.

Massive fail. No country deserves to be "wiped out." There are many good people who live in North Korea who unfortunately live in a country with a crazy government.

The Flattest Pancake · 06-24-2009, 07:48 PM

Yeah. And guys, you realize North Korea is only the size of Wyoming?

**X-3** · 06-24-2009, 07:52 PM

Hmm, scary. Not much for me to comment on besides that.

heh · 06-24-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!

I can't believe it. Seriously. Someone is really sticking up to their current username right now.

I'm sorry? I haven't even said anything bad about America OR good about north korea in this topic, I'm just explaining this to BOTVGH. The username is an ironic take on ignorant fools who think communism is inherently bad.

In fact, a few posts ago I actually said north korea is a bad country. Prehaps you might consider reading my posts?

The Flattest Pancake · 06-24-2009, 07:58 PM

Hmmm...so you're saying North Korea is a bad country?

06-24-2009, 07:39 PM	#14
The Flattest Pancake Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: (insert something witty here) Gender: Posts: 1,391 Thanks: 97 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts Blog Entries: 8	Very true. But that's beside the point. The point is, why does North Korea keep testing all these Nuclear missiles? I mean, the more they test, the more they get better, and the more chance they have of starting a nuclear war that'll probably kill us all! Last edited by The Flattest Pancake; 06-24-2009 at 07:39 PM. Reason: I misspelled.

06-24-2009, 06:50 PM	#2
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Wow. Scary. I can think of one country that needs to be wiped out right about now after this news.

06-24-2009, 07:03 PM	#3
t3hDarkness Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I weep oily black tears of joy. Gender: Posts: 7,590 Thanks: 119 Thanked 418 Times in 306 Posts Blog Entries: 5	^Lord and Serenity and all that bull****.

06-24-2009, 07:17 PM	#5
The Flattest Pancake Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: (insert something witty here) Gender: Posts: 1,391 Thanks: 97 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts Blog Entries: 8	FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE? But didn't they say they're gonna WIPE OUT us! AHHHHH! Good thing I live in BLEEP! I did that just in case any North Korean guys are on. Heh heh. They'll never reach me!...or will they? I do live in the U.S. Wait? 4th of July? Independence Day? Nooooo! Oh, you've picked the wrong to to try and kill us!

06-24-2009, 07:22 PM	#8
The Flattest Pancake Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: (insert something witty here) Gender: Posts: 1,391 Thanks: 97 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts Blog Entries: 8	Uhhh... the provoked part.

06-24-2009, 07:24 PM	#10
The Flattest Pancake Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: (insert something witty here) Gender: Posts: 1,391 Thanks: 97 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts Blog Entries: 8	WE HAVE NO MISSLE DEFENSE?!

06-24-2009, 07:27 PM	#11
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I can't believe it. Seriously. Someone is really sticking up to their current username right now.

06-24-2009, 07:29 PM	#12
The Flattest Pancake Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: (insert something witty here) Gender: Posts: 1,391 Thanks: 97 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts Blog Entries: 8	Are you talking to me?

06-24-2009, 07:35 PM	#13
t3hDarkness Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I weep oily black tears of joy. Gender: Posts: 7,590 Thanks: 119 Thanked 418 Times in 306 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Don't most of us stick to our usernames? I am shady and figurative, Lurch is Scary, valigarmander gets his own defination, You hate Pokemon, and Botvgh fan likes, uh, botvgh?

06-24-2009, 07:43 PM	#15
t3hDarkness Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I weep oily black tears of joy. Gender: Posts: 7,590 Thanks: 119 Thanked 418 Times in 306 Posts Blog Entries: 5	The only way they can feel safe is if they have the same ability to destroy their enemies as their enemies do to destroy them.

06-24-2009, 07:48 PM	#17
The Flattest Pancake Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: (insert something witty here) Gender: Posts: 1,391 Thanks: 97 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts Blog Entries: 8	Yeah. And guys, you realize North Korea is only the size of Wyoming?

06-24-2009, 07:52 PM	#18
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,947 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	Hmm, scary. Not much for me to comment on besides that.

06-24-2009, 07:58 PM	#20
The Flattest Pancake Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: (insert something witty here) Gender: Posts: 1,391 Thanks: 97 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts Blog Entries: 8	Hmmm...so you're saying North Korea is a bad country?