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15 Feb ’12
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Well that is highly unsettling
(CNN)North Korea's firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile over the weekend sparked sharp condemnation and concern from officials around the globe.
The missile was fired off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula at 6:30 p.m. Saturday (5:30 a.m. ET), South Korean officials said.
It appears to have flown about 30 kilometers (about 19 miles), well short of the 300 kilometers (roughly 186 miles) that would be considered a successful test, according to South Korean officials.
North Korean state news agency KCNA claimed that the launch was successful and said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "guided on the spot the underwater test-fire of strategic submarine ballistic missile."
15 Feb ’12
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No worries, former sushi chef says everything is fine!
TOKYO, April 26 (UPI) -- Kim Jong Un orders the firing of missiles on a whim when he gets upset about U.S. policy toward North Korea.
But the North Korean leader has no intention of starting a war, a source close to Kim said.
Kenji Fujimoto, the former sushi chef to the current leader's father, Kim Jong Il, told Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun that the younger Kim's military decisions are made spontaneously.
Fujimoto is finally breaking his silence after his recent trip to Pyongyang, where he stayed April 12-23.
The Japanese national was visiting North Korea in time for the commemoration of the "Day of the Sun," April 15, which is founder Kim Il Sung's birthday.
Fujimoto told press that Kim "has no mind to start a war," but that "every time he sends an envoy to the United States the envoy is forced to face false charges" about Pyongyang's provocations.
The former sushi chef seemed to be suggesting that Kim Jong Un was irritated by unilateral U.S. sanctions and military threats from rivals, South Korean news service News 1 reported.
But an immediate military strike wouldn't be the first option that would be considered in Washington, CBS News reported Tuesday.
15 Feb ’12
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They test fired 2 more yesterday
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)North Korea fired two midrange Musudan missiles Thursday, but both appear to have failed, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said.
The first was fired about 6:10 a.m. local time (5:40 p.m. Wednesday ET).
The military cannot confirm exactly when the missile exploded but said it "crashed shortly after it was launched," a Defense Ministry official said.
A second Musudan missile was fired Thursday at 6:56 p.m. local time (6:26 a.m. ET), the official said.
This launch, from the port city of Wonsan, is also believed to have failed, the official said.
The missiles went an estimated 200 meters off the launchpad, U.S. military officials said.
U.S. Strategic Command said its systems detected and tracked what were assessed as attempted North Korean missile launches, and determined they did not pose a threat to North America.
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