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South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket April 12, 2012 4:14 pm TB

Here.

Still waiting for more confirmation.

Delta-V rule of thumb: A rocket capable of launching a reasonable payload into orbit has enough power (if it has the targeting capability) to put a warhead anywhere on Earth.

  • They should never have launched on Friday the Thirteenth. It was still Thurs 12 Apr when we heard about it, but ... by ER 2012-04-13 08:54:05
    • Yo TB, Career Opportunity! I hear the PDRK is reorganizing and staffing up its space program. Lots of jobs, jobs, ... by ER 2012-04-12 17:48:40
      • What makes you think I'm not already involved? by TB 2012-04-12 17:56:06
        • lol by RobVG 2012-04-12 22:00:43
      • Apparently broke up. by bowser 2012-04-12 17:04:04
        • So North Korea blew up its deal with the U.S. for nothing. by TB 2012-04-12 18:25:06
          • Yeah, they're stupid like that. Didn't their last rocket break up mid-flight too? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-12 21:28:53
            • Rockets occasionaly fail even for the most skilled practitioners of space tech. I cannot imagine why they would bet ... by ER 2012-04-13 07:42:52
          • (Overheard while playing solitaire, no citation.) by bowser 2012-04-12 17:05:11

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