[FPSPACE] NK on the pad

[James Oberg]

Baloney. 

In both the US and USSR cases, the missiles used were not in the missile test program,
they were either diverted from it or had gone through testing and certification years
earlier. 

In the NorKorian case, the launch is arguably being made to test fixes to previous missile
problems, in the initial stage of reaching a level of reliability that makes it militarily
useful (and sellable overseas). It hasn't even worked once yet -- as opposed to the rockets
diverted to the early satellite launchings by the USSR and the US.

I've long since way past getting tired of sophistry-fuelled excuse-makers for the world's insane despots.

Hadn't thought you were among them.... [sigh]

Jim O


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kosmos327 at aol.com 
  To: fpspace at friends-partners.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 1:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] NK on the pad


  In a message dated 3/25/2009 1:57:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jameseoberg at comcast.net writes:
    Call it what you want, it is a military missile test
    with 'trimmings' (perhaps, perhaps not even),
    and to pretend the Great Leader is motivated
    by scientific curiosity is self-delusional.

  Just a thought, here...

  Is it not interesting that this very same phrase could have been used by the USSR to describe the early satellite launches by the USA (or vice-versa)? 

  Like my Mama always told me, "Propaganda is as propaganda does."

  David L. Rickman



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