북한 미사일 위협, 그리고 미국 일본
미국의 대북 미사일 새로운 입장 – CNN –
North Korea tonight is on the verge of testing a missile that could reach Alaska or Hawaii. But Defense Secretary Robert Gates is saying there is not much the US can do about it now. This is a startling acknowledgement by Defense Secretary Gates, a statement that apparently contradicts remarks by the commander of US forces in the Pacific. Chris Lawrence has the report from the Pentagon!
New satellite images of the launch pad show N. Korean missile being prepped for launch. NK says it’s launching a communication satellite. US officials believe them, but still think it’s a cover for a ballistic missile test! Experts say once fired, the missile would cross over Japan in 7 to 8 minutes, meaning it would take a quick decision to stop it! But the Defense Secretary told Fox news the US is not prepared to stop the launch. It would only try to shoot the missile down, if it somehow headed towards the US. “If we had an aberrant비정상적인 missile, one that was headed for Hawaii, that look like it was headed for Hawaii or something like that, we might consider, but I don’t think we have any plans to do anything like that!” A missile carrying a satellite will likely shoot straight up into earth orbit! A launch meant to simulate a nuclear warhead would travel on a lower arc, out over the Pacific. Navy warships are on those waters and could fire if necessary. A successful launch raises questions about whether other countries have been helping NK since a failed launch 3 years ago. It could test President OBAMA. “Are we going to see the new administration making more direct accusations of, of where they’re getting help” Analysts David says even a successful launch doesn’t make NK a long range threat to the US. “Remember it’s taken them a number of weeks to get this missile ready to launch on a test pad. To have something that’s militarily useful, it would have to be able to launch quickly from some place that’s hidden.” NK says it will launch by this weekend or early next week. They’ll likely wait for a clear days, so they can monitor the missile’s progress. NK has limited test range facilities so those visual observations are even more important! Chris Lawrence CNN the Pentagon!
They show the OBAMA administration taking a very different approach to NK than the government of Japan! Japan has sent anti missile warships to the Sea of Korea and the Pacific Ocean deploying Patriot missile interceptors around Tokyo! Japan’s government says it will shoot down any NK missile threatening to fallen Japanese territory or in Japanese territorial waters. Meanwhile the OBAMA administration appears to be retreating from promises to build anti missile defenses in Europe.