The North Koreans launched another ballistic missile that flew directly over Japan. The course of the missile was such that Japan sounded alarm sirens in Hokaido and even warned citizens not to tough anything that looks like debris from the missile. Ultimately, the missile landed in the sea after crossing Japan's northernmost region.
Kim Jung Un is playing a dangerous game. A few days ago, he threatened to launch nuclear weapons at Japan, and then he pulled today's stunt. I assume that the Japanese government knew quickly that the missile would overfly the country rather than hitting anything on the ground. Nevertheless, an officer with a jumpy trigger finger could easily have taken steps to try to bring down that missile. Even worse, Japan could have launched its own missiles (non-nuclear) at the launch site in North Korea. The Japanese certainly would be justified to do just that. One can only speculate whether or not such a response would have started another war in Korea.
The world is really on the edge of a cliff and the NK's are pushing to get us over the edge. Were Kim and the NK's to launch an attack on South Korea or Japan, there's really no doubt that the USA would respond with a major counterattack that would both end Kim's regime and perhaps the entire North Korean state. Hopefully, something will happen so that Kim is removed from power and things return to a more peaceful outlook.
Kim Jung Un is playing a dangerous game. A few days ago, he threatened to launch nuclear weapons at Japan, and then he pulled today's stunt. I assume that the Japanese government knew quickly that the missile would overfly the country rather than hitting anything on the ground. Nevertheless, an officer with a jumpy trigger finger could easily have taken steps to try to bring down that missile. Even worse, Japan could have launched its own missiles (non-nuclear) at the launch site in North Korea. The Japanese certainly would be justified to do just that. One can only speculate whether or not such a response would have started another war in Korea.
The world is really on the edge of a cliff and the NK's are pushing to get us over the edge. Were Kim and the NK's to launch an attack on South Korea or Japan, there's really no doubt that the USA would respond with a major counterattack that would both end Kim's regime and perhaps the entire North Korean state. Hopefully, something will happen so that Kim is removed from power and things return to a more peaceful outlook.
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