USSTRATCOM Detects, Tracks North Korean Missile Launch into Space, USSTRATCOM “OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – U.S. Strategic Command systems detected and tracked what we assess was a North Korean missile launch into space at 6:29 p.m. CST. The missile was tracked on a southerly launch over the Yellow Sea.” Highlights and Initial Thoughts From The DPRK Launch, Arms Control Wonk “You can also expect the US and South Korea […]

S.Korea: North’s missile parts from China, NHK World (With video) “The South Korean military says part of the North Korean missile launched last month were made in China. South Korea’s military has analyzed pieces of the debris from the three-stage rocket, including a fuel tank that were salvaged in the Yellow Sea. A military official says some of the parts appear to have been imported from five countries including China.”

NORAD acknowledges missile launch “North American Aerospace Defense Command officials acknowledged today that U.S. missile warning systems detected and tracked the launch of a North Korean missile at 7:49 p.m. EST. The missile was tracked on a southerly azimuth. Initial indications are that the first stage fell into the Yellow Sea. The second stage was assessed to fall into the Philippine Sea. Initial indications are that the missile deployed an […]

NBC space expert [Jim Oberg] on North Korea satellite launch, MSNBC “The significance of the launch, of course, is the booster itself. The booster is bigger than it has to be. It’s based on Han missiles. It’s not a military missile … but it’s darn close. Like we’ve said on TV, this rocket is not a weapon, but it’s maybe 98 percent of one. It can be converted all too […]