North Korea Reportedly Preparing Musudan Missile Test for US Presidential Election Day
Whoever wins the next US Presidential election will apparently receive a fireworks show from the North Koreans:
North Korea may launch a intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) around the time U.S. citizens go to the polls to pick their new president, a local military source said Sunday.
According to the official source, the military is carefully checking developments taking place in the reclusive country and monitoring the movement of the Musudan missiles that are mounted on mobile launchers.
The U.S. presidential election takes place on Tuesday, with the Democratic and Republican candidates locked in a close race according to many surveys.
The Musudan or BM-35 missile is a IRBM with a reported range of some 3,500 kilometers, which is enough to allow it to target the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam. The island is home to many strategic assets that can support South Korean and U.S. forces in the event of a conflict breaking out on the Korean Peninsula. [Yonhap]
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The Russians were threatening WWIII if Hillary is elected, and enforces a No-Fly Zone over Syria. Clearly, they prefer a Trump Presidency, either as someone they can manipulate, or someone who will join them in Islamic Militancy Counter-Insurgency operations. Or possibly both.
Does North Korea care who wins? Or are they just doing their usual “Pay Attention to Us! We’re Dangerous!” shtick?
48 hours to go, with the possibility of another Indecision 2000 election taking place. Good Luck everyone.
I doubt most care about these launches. Which is kind of a problem because someone should…
@Smokes, I think most Americans would probably have a hard time finding North Korea on a map much less know what a Musudan is.