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For context, it should be noted that it's not the first time a NK test missile crosses over into a neighbour's air space, see [1] for recent example, although I
by Hasknewbie 9y ago
For context, it should be noted that it's not the first time a NK test missile crosses over into a neighbour's air space, see [1] for recent example, although I'm pretty sure they did the same thing a few year ago.
So basically: nothing new.
[1] http://safeairspace.net/information/north-korea/ http://safeairspace.net/information/north-korea/
- jsemrau 9y agoThey have been doing this for decades. It is the same spiel every year to show off power to their people. I don't think they care much about the rest of the world.
- neilellis 9y agoAh indeed, context is everything, the context is a different US president and different tension levels. Let's just hope that this incident is just another one hey.
- Hasknewbie 9y agoTensions have been as high (possibly higher) before, and the current president is irrelevant (yes I am serious. On foreign/military matters, it's pretty much established he says what the generals tell him to say and that's that. Nobody that matters cares what his latest Twitter tirades are). So the context to get would be: who are the top generals? Answer: same guys as before.
- URSpider94 9y agoWhile they often violate other countries' air space, this is the first time he has flown a missile OVER a Japanese land mass. This is a major big deal to the Japanese. Source: I'm in Tokyo right now... :/
- napsterbr 9y agoWere you (or citizens in general) actually able to see the missile crossing the sky?
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- URSpider94 9y agoThe missile crossed over Hokkaido, which is the northern large island in the archipelago. I doubt it would have been visible from Tokyo. I don't know whether anyone saw it up there.
- anarazel 9y ago> this is the first time he has flown a missile OVER a Japanese land mass. Predecessor did so before in 1998 (or sometime around that), right?
- greglindahl 9y ago1998 and 2009. Both times it was claimed it was an attempt to launch a satellite, and the second did end up in orbit, albeit tumbling.
- asdfologist 9y agoFalse: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/01/world/north-korea-fires-missile-over-japanese-territory.html?mcubz=1 http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/01/world/north-korea-fires-mi...
- anarazel 9y agoWell not outright false. The OP said "he", presumably referencing Kim Jong-un. At that time it'd not been him, but Kim Jong-il...