North Korea Missile Launch

North Korea is doing it’s wacky thing with the launch of a rocket they claim will send a communications satellite into space.  The United States and some of it’s allies say this is a long-range ballistic missile test that violates U.N. policies.   North Koreas likely cover up and unpredictable behavior has stirred the United Nations. 

With North Koreas nuclear power it is troubling to nations within reach of North Korea’s missile launch.  Japan is preparing ground forces with land-to-air missiles and interceptors they way will be used to shoot down any debris from the missile that may fall over the country.  Patriot missiles have been deployed of the northern part of Japan. 

The United States has two destroyers that left from South Korea to move closer to North Korea to monitor the launch.  South Korea also is sending it’s destroyer to more closely monitor the North Korea activities. 

North Korea made warnings to Japan stating that an attempt to intercept the missile will be viewed as an act of war.  They also stated that they will use all military force necessary to stop any interceptors from destroying the missile. 

Japan state that it does not intend to shoot the missile down but rather to defend it’s territory.  This is confirmed in the fact that the missile has the range to carry a nuclear warhead to Japan and North Korea has several nuclear warheads. 

The idea that a missile with the capability of carrying a nuclear warhead is being launched by a communist country is troubling for all democratic countries.  North Korea has a past of troubling activity and is currently still giving any disruptments to their extreme behavior an extreme reaction. 

There is talk that the North has the ability to make a smaller version of nuclear warheads that could be attached to Rodong missiles giving the missiles a much broader range.  This information is unconfirmed but troubling at that. 

North Korea has claimed that the US has had over 100 flights over the missile area and their territory.  Now the North is threatening to shoot down any spy planes that enter their airspace to monitor the rocket launch.  This was in reaction to this increase in spy flights by the US. 

The North still is planning the missile test between April 4 through the 8th in which the United States says they can do nothing to stop it unless for some reason it looks like it is headed for Hawaii or somewhere threatening.  North Korea has already moved the missile onto a launch pad and is preparing for it’s launch. 

The current presidential administration has already headed towards the direction of scaling down a missile defense system that was started by President George W. Bush.  In addition their is talk of lowering plans for a defense against missiles in Europe. 

Futile attempts of diplomatic efforts have not stopped North Korea from it’s nuclear plans.  Obama talks of increasing diplomatic relations with such tyrant countries is an unlikely strategy for success.