North Korea test-launches missile with estimated 6700 km range

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
Date: Tue, Jul 4, 2017 at 11:01 AM
Subject: North Korea test-launches missile with estimated 6700 km range
To: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>, Richard Forno <
rforno () infowarrior org>, Dave Farber <dave () farber net>



Analysis by David Wright:

        North Korea Appears to Launch Missile with 6,700 km Range

http://allthingsnuclear.org/dwright/north-korea-appears-to-launch-missile-with-6700-km-range

Quoting:

        Current reports of North Korea's July 4 missile test say the
        missile had a range of "more that 930 km" (580 miles), and flew
        for 37 minutes (according to US Pacific Command).

        A missile of that range would need to fly on a very highly lofted
        trajectory to have such a long flight time.

        Assuming a range of 950 km, then a flight time of 37 minutes
        would require it to reach a maximum altitude of more than 2,800 km
        (1700 miles).

        So if the reports are correct, that same missile could reach a
        maximum range of roughly 6,700 km (4,160 miles) on a standard
        trajectory.

        That range would not be enough to reach the lower 48 states or
        the large islands of Hawaii, but would allow it to reach all
        of Alaska.

The Japanese Defence Ministry has stated that the missile "greatly
exceeded" an altitude of 2500 km, which matches up well with the above.


Here is the official response from the President of the United States:

        North Korea has just launched another missile. Does this guy
        have anything better to do with his life? Hard to believe that
        South Korea.....

        ....and Japan will put up with this much longer. Perhaps China
        will put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once
        and for all!


---rsk



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