 Tuesday, August 3, 2004
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The Marmot has a scary story:
YTN cites a Jane's Defense Weekly report claiming that North Korea is developing two new missile systems designed to hit targets on the U.S. mainland. According to Jane's, North Korea is developing both a ground-launched and sub-launched version of the Russian R-27, known to NATO planners as the friendly Mr. SSN-6 Serb. The ground-launched version would have a range from 2,500km to 4,000km, which would bring into range major U.S. bases in Guam and Hawaii, while the sub-launched version would have a range of over 2,500km.
According to the Jane's report:
The R-27 is a single-stage, liquid-propellant SLBM that became operational in the Soviet Navy during 1968. It weighs 14,200kg and is 9.65m in length, with a diameter of 1.5m and a range of 2,500km. The original version carried a single nuclear re-entry vehicle (RV), while the later R-27U carried three RVs, each with a 200kT payload.
And from the side (as opposed to looking up at one coming down on you) it looks like this:
North Korean submarines off the US coast (according to globalsecurity.org, the DPRK has 23 diesel-powered submarines, 19 Romeo class and 4 Whiskey) with nuclear missiles: now there's a charming thought.
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Here's a neat shot of Mount Fuji (from the Japan Times) glowing red:
I've seen Mount Rainier here in the Pacific Northwest glow orange occasionally; I'll try to get a picture.
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