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tocqueville Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 10:19 PM
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map of the north-korean missile ranges


Taepodong 2 (Daepodong 2, Nodong 3)
Range: 6,700km
Warhead: 700-1,000kg
Year developed: 2000
(Latest estimate by the South Korean Ministry of Defense. Earlier estimates were 4,000-6,000km)

Three-stage Taepodong 2 (Taepodong 3)
Range: 10,000-12,000km
Warhead: 500-1,000kg
Year developed: Being developed

Range requirements
The entire South Korea - 500km
US bases in Japan and major Japanese cities: 1,000-1,500km
US bases in Alaska and Hawaii: 4,000-6,000km
Continental US: 6,000+km
(Source: Joseph S Bermudez Jr, Shield of the Great Leader: The Armed Forces of North Korea, Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2001.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/HF21Dg02.html
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Olney Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 10:23 PM
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1. Are we safe yet?
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tocqueville Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 10:27 PM
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2. yes, because Kim isn't suicidal
all this is a posture to bargain more food or whatever
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Olney Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 10:30 PM
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3. I hope so, tocqueville. My S Korean friends think that there is nothing
to worry about, but this U.S. administration loves war.
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