Musudan-ri missile facility

North Korea defied world leaders and United Nations’ resolutions this morning to launch a ballistic missile test. The missile blasted off in the early hours from a coastal site in the north east of the country, prompting immediate condemnation from Britain and the U.S. The U.S. and other nations suspect the launch was a cover for a test of North Korea’s long-range missile techonology. President Barack Obama was woken up with the news it had taken off this morning, during his stay in the Czech republic at the end of his hectic European tour. South Koreans watch the North Korean rocket launch on television. ... Read Full Story

A look at North Korea's missile arsenal: TAEPODONG: This group of rockets is the pinnacle of North Korea's missile technology. Pyongyang claims they are space launch vehicles (SLVs) to launch satellites as part of a peaceful space program. Satellite and missile technologies are interchangeable. _ ADVANCED TAEPODONG-2: Under development. Potential range: about 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers), putting the U.S. west coast, Hawaii, Australia and eastern Europe within striking distance. _ TAEPODONG-2: Three-stage rocket with potential range of more than 4,100 miles (6,700 kilometers), putting Alaska within striking distance. First two stages are liquid-fueled, while the third is believed to be solid-fueled. Iranian engineers are ... Read Full Story

A look at North Korea's missile arsenal: TAEPODONG: This group of rockets is the pinnacle of North Korea's missile technology. Pyongyang claims they are space launch vehicles (SLVs) to launch satellites as part of a peaceful space program. Satellite and missile technologies are interchangeable. _ ADVANCED TAEPODONG-2: Under development. Potential range: about 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers), putting the U.S. west coast, Hawaii, Australia and eastern Europe within striking distance. _ TAEPODONG-2: Three-stage rocket with potential range of more than 4,100 miles (6,700 kilometers), putting Alaska within striking distance. First two stages are liquid-fueled, while the third is believed to be solid-fueled. Iranian engineers are ... Read Full Story

North Korea has warned ships to steer clear of waters off a coastal city near a missile launch base, Japan's coast guard said Friday, suggesting Pyongyang may be preparing for a short-range missile test. South Korea's Yonhap news agency also reported heightened activity near a military base Friday, saying they indicate that the North is preparing to carry out a short-range, ground-to-ground missile test. The apparent preparations came less than two months after the isolated communist nation launched a rocket, prompting U.N. condemnation. North Korea responded with threats to carry out more missile and nuclear tests. While the latest mobilizations appeared only for short-range ... Read Full Story

   Plenty of countries take their chances when expressing  nationalist sentiment.  Indeed, a tolerance so exercised by the international community expects for all foreign governments to use both their human and natural resources wisely.  North Korea’s latest manufacture and testing of a Taepodong 2 missile (TD-2) has caused this state of play to change a little, since North Korea’s political  honesty with seemingly important official nuclear monitoring organizations is all too frequently brought into question. The TaepoDong Program With the appetite for pushing forward with engineering ballistic missiles, North Korea’s attempts to produce these weapons date back to the 1980’s and 1990’s.  Two initiated programs for the development of this arsenel came into being in the early in the 1990’s, these include a Taepodong 1 ... Read Full Story