Japan detects radio signals pointing to possible North Korea missile test: Source
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[QUOTE]TOKYO/WASHINGTON: Japan has detected radio signals suggesting North Korea may be preparing for another ballistic missile launch, although such signals are not unusual and satellite images did not show fresh activity, a Japanese government source said on Tuesday (Nov 28).After firing missiles at a pace of about two or three a month since April, North Korean missile launches paused in September, after Pyongyang fired a rocket that passed over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island.
"This is not enough to determine (if a launch is likely soon)," the source told Reuters.
Japan's Kyodo news agency reported late on Monday that the Japanese government was on alert after catching such radio signals, suggesting a launch could come in a few days. The report also said the signals might be related to winter military training by the North Korean military.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency, citing a South Korean government source, also reported that intelligence officials of the United States, South Korea and Japan had recently detected signs of a possible missile launch and have been on higher alert.
Asked about the media reports, Pentagon spokesman Colonel Robert Manning told reporters the United States continued to watch North Korea very closely.
"This is a diplomatically led effort at this point, supported by military options," he said.
"The Republic of Korea and US alliance remains strong and capable of countering any North Korean provocations or attacks."
Two US government sources familiar with official assessments of North Korean capabilities and activities said that while they were not immediately familiar with recent intelligence suggesting that North Korea was preparing to launch a new missile test, the US government would not be surprised if such a test were to take place in the very near future.[/QUOTE]
Read more at [url]http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/japan-detects-radio-signals-pointing-to-possible-north-korea-9446500[/url]
Launches paused because it's harvest season. North Korea's military stops around this time of year as the troops are used to bring in the harvest.
[QUOTE=download;52928912]Launches paused because it's harvest season. North Korea's military stops around this time of year as the troops are used to bring in the harvest.[/QUOTE]
It's funny, I work at a museum and frequently tell the story of King Canute the 4th of Denmark, also known as Canute the Holy among Catholics; who was murdered by his own army after they got pissed because harvest-season was coming up and they [I]still[/I] hadn't burnt England to the ground yet. That's a good thousand years ago. North Korea still works on the peasant-army system. :v:
[editline]28th November 2017[/editline]
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[QUOTE]although such signals are not unusual and satellite images did not show fresh activity[/QUOTE]
So... This is reporting that literally nothing is out of the ordinary?
[QUOTE=Riller;52929234]So... This is reporting that literally nothing is out of the ordinary?[/QUOTE]
[media]https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/935576832006639616[/media]
[QUOTE=Mallow234;52929868][media]https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/935576832006639616[/media][/QUOTE]
Well damn. Still, the initial report was pretty much "North Korea talks about launching missile, as always". When satellites and such didn't have intel to support it, there wasn't much to go on.
Missile apparently flew for 50 minutes before landing within the Japanese Economic Zone. It didn't pass over Japan this time and the cell phone alert wasn't issued.
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