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Article seems to make assumption it was one of our missiles. Kind of probable given distance off of coast. But, still an assumption reporters/news orgs should

Article seems to make assumption it was one of our missiles. Kind of probable given distance off of coast. But, still an assumption reporters/news orgs should not make.

stygianguest 16y ago
I don't think any country is stupid enough to 'show off' missiles that near to the USA. Well, there's North Korea but the rocket didn't explode.
- jfb 16y ago
  They might be dumb enough, but I'd wager all the money in my wallet that they don't they have any boomers.
  - mortenjorck 16y ago
    As much of a horrible, tragic joke as the KWP and its Dear Leader are, I tend to assume a lot of the highest-ranking officials there know their limits, and, despite the daily charade each of them lives, the smarter ones wouldn't actually allow such an act to occur. Of course, I could be wrong.
dpatru 16y ago
Suppose China were the launcher. Why might it do such a thing?
- siculars 16y ago
  Unless China has eclipsed us in naval warfare, specifically submersible stealth naval warfare, then it is extremely unlikely that they could get a sub within spitting distance of our coast without us knowing about it. And even if they could get a sub that close they wouldn't even think of launching a missile. Last I checked, America still has complete military domination when matched against any other sovereign. Nation building, otoh, is another story entirely. [edit grammar]
  - mistermann 16y ago
    Different, but similar: http://tinyurl.com/5dpxpo http://tinyurl.com/5dpxpo
    - dpatru 16y ago
      From the article: American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese submarine popping up at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to the vast U.S.S. Kitty Hawk - a 1,000ft supercarrier with 4,500 personnel on board. . . . It also led to tense diplomatic exchanges, with shaken American diplomats demanding to know why the submarine was "shadowing" the U.S. fleet while Beijing pleaded ignorance and dismissed the affair as coincidence. Analysts believe Beijing was sending a message to America and the West demonstrating its rapidly-growing military capability to threaten foreign powers which try to interfere in its "backyard". If this incident is similar, I would expect the US military not to admit it.
jonknee 16y ago
It would be the biggest news story in the world right now if another country launched an ICBM 35 miles off our coast.

Article seems to make assumption it was one of our missiles. Kind of probable given distance off of coast. But, still an assumption reporters/news orgs should not make.

stygianguest 16y ago

I don't think any country is stupid enough to 'show off' missiles that near to the USA. Well, there's North Korea but the rocket didn't explode.

jfb 16y ago
They might be dumb enough, but I'd wager all the money in my wallet that they don't they have any boomers.
- mortenjorck 16y ago
  As much of a horrible, tragic joke as the KWP and its Dear Leader are, I tend to assume a lot of the highest-ranking officials there know their limits, and, despite the daily charade each of them lives, the smarter ones wouldn't actually allow such an act to occur. Of course, I could be wrong.

dpatru 16y ago

Suppose China were the launcher. Why might it do such a thing?

siculars 16y ago
Unless China has eclipsed us in naval warfare, specifically submersible stealth naval warfare, then it is extremely unlikely that they could get a sub within spitting distance of our coast without us knowing about it. And even if they could get a sub that close they wouldn't even think of launching a missile. Last I checked, America still has complete military domination when matched against any other sovereign. Nation building, otoh, is another story entirely. [edit grammar]
- mistermann 16y ago
  Different, but similar: http://tinyurl.com/5dpxpo http://tinyurl.com/5dpxpo
  - dpatru 16y ago
    From the article: American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese submarine popping up at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to the vast U.S.S. Kitty Hawk - a 1,000ft supercarrier with 4,500 personnel on board. . . . It also led to tense diplomatic exchanges, with shaken American diplomats demanding to know why the submarine was "shadowing" the U.S. fleet while Beijing pleaded ignorance and dismissed the affair as coincidence. Analysts believe Beijing was sending a message to America and the West demonstrating its rapidly-growing military capability to threaten foreign powers which try to interfere in its "backyard". If this incident is similar, I would expect the US military not to admit it.

jonknee 16y ago

It would be the biggest news story in the world right now if another country launched an ICBM 35 miles off our coast.