Friday, April 5, 2013

Washington: North Korea's firing of a new missile would not be a surprise

Said White House spokesman Friday that North Korea's firing of a missile probably will not come as a surprise to Washington after the transfer of Pyongyang two rockets into the eastern coast of the country.
Jay Carney confirmed, "would not be surprised to see them behaving in this way", noting that this country held launches in the past.
During his lecture at the daily press, also reiterated the U.S. call for the North Korean authorities to "put an end to provocations."
North Korea has been quoted II medium-range missile to the country's east coast, increasing fears of impending Amlahatalaq. And also warned Friday it could not guarantee the safety of diplomatic missions in Pyongyang from April 10 if the dispute erupted.
These missiles were presented Musudan-type for the first time during a military parade in October 2010.
It is widely believed that the range of three thousand kilometers, meaning they are able to reach South Korea or Japan.
And can hit the missile targets on four thousand kilometers if it was a light load, and therefore can, in principle, to reach the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, about 3,300 km from North Korea, where stationed six thousand American soldiers.
The news agency Yonhap News quoted military sources as saying on Thursday that North Korea could launch a missile in April 15, the date of birth of the founder of the North Korean communist regime of Kim Il - Sung, who died in 1994.

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