NoKo fires off ICBM capable of destroying California's French Laundry restaurant

While the Biden administration is feverishly shooting down Chinese spy balloons and Party City mylar party balloons with Sidewinder missiles that cost $450,000 a pop, North Korea quietly launched an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) that has the capability of hitting California a few days ago.

So with all the talk of China, balloons, Ukraine, Putin and people jumping out of Russian windows in an attempt to fly, we seem to be taking our eyes off the ball . . . istics. 

The nuclear-capable Hwasong-15 flew to an altitude of over 3,500 in flight then fell back down into the ocean between North Korea and Japan. The flight lasted over an hour.

Kim described the test as a demonstration of his “fatal nuclear attack capacity”  that "kill long time." Analysts think the Hwasong-15 can reach mainland USA if fired at a normal launch trajectory and utterly destroy the delusions of progressive Americans. And then there's Chinese balloons and finger traps. 

North Korea said Sunday its latest ICBM test was meant to further bolster its “fatal” nuclear attack capacity against its rivals, as it threatened additional powerful steps in response to the planned military training between the United States and South Korea, to which Rear Admiral Rachel Levine said, "Booster shots prevent the spread of COVID-19. I'm wearing pearls underneath my dress."

North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said its launch of this ICBM was organized “suddenly” without prior notice at the direct order of leader for life and Dennis Rodman goombah, Kim Jong Un.

After the NoKo test launch, the United States began its planned military exercises with South Korea, Japan, and other Asian allies. This was announced in advance and gave Kim shade for launching the ICBM. So let's get ready boys and girls--it's either going to be a war or a hockey game, but I repeat myself.

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U.S. spy agencies: NoKo working on new missiles

Sanumdong missile assembly facility
south of Pyongyang: satellite imagery
by Planet Labs, Inc.

It was too good to be true--our spy agencies are seeing signs that North Korea is building new missiles at a factory that produced their first intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of reaching the U.S., according to intelligence officials.

Satellite photos taken in recent weeks indicates work is underway on at least one to two liquid-fueled ICBMs at Sanumdong, south of the capital, according to officials speaking on the condition of anonymity.

While the new intel doesn't suggest the North Koreans are expanding their capabilities, it does show that they are continuing work on advanced weapons even after President Trump and Kim Jong-un met with Trump declaring that North Korea is "no longer a Nuclear Threat."

Perhaps he was kidding. He likes to say stuff in a hyperbolic way.

This current report about new missile construction comes after recent revelations about a possible uranium-enrichment facility, known a Kangson, that the North is operating in secret.

In his Senate testimony, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged that North Korean factories "continue to produce fissile material" to make nuclear weapons, but declined to say whether Pyongyang is building new missiles.

Although Kim met with Trump in a June summit and agreed to a wishy-washy pledge to "work toward" the "denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula, the fat dictator hasn't made any moves to disarming.

In fact, senior NoKo officials have spoken about their intention of deceiving the U.S. about the number of nuclear warheads and missiles they have, as well as the types and numbers of facilities. They also said they would rebuff international inspectors. Their strategy includes potentially claiming that they've fully denuclearized by declaring and disposing of 20 warheads while hanging on to dozens more.

The Sanumdong factory produced two ICBMs, including the Hwasong-15, with a proven range that could allow it to strike the East Coast of the U.S.

"We see them going to work, just as before," on U.S. official said.

Some dismantling is taking place but much of this is seen by the U.S. as symbolic.

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Rocket Man to launch biggest ever ICBM

Six 'dummy' mics, one real one

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has ordered his rocket scientists to build NoKo's biggest ballistic missile ever! He wants that sucker launched on the regime's 70th anniversary in September. 

The missile will supposedly be equipped with re-entry capability, something their previous death machines didn't have, a defector said speaking with reporters at a Japanese newspaper.

The defector, who wisely remained anonymous, is knowledgeable about the lunatic nation's missile program. He or she told the newspaper Asahi Shimbun that Kim laid out the plans at a meeting in Pyongyang on Dec. 11 and 12th.

The rocket is called the "Unha-4," and will be an upgraded version of the "Unha-3" which was an upgraded version of the "Unha -2." 

[Unha means 'if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.']

"The defector said there were likely two major objectives in launching a new long-range missile. One would be the use of a satellite for guidance and observation of future missile launches, The other could be to use the pro forma launch of a satellite into space to test whether the missile was capable of re-entry into the atmosphere," the paper reported.

In late November, the Hwasong-15 did not survive re-entry into the atmosphere in spite of the regime bragging that the missile was "significantly more powerful than its predecessor, the Hwasong-14, which preceded the Hwasong-13 . . .  and so on. Kim said the Hwasong-15 could carry a "super-heavy nuclear warhead" [if only it wouldn't burn up into little bitesize pieces on re-entry].

He added that the nuclear program will only be used for peaceful purposes "after it destroys the White House and the crazy man inside."

The launch date for the new, improved, gluten-free huge rocket is set for September 9th, North Korea's 70th anniversary (aka "Independence Day, Ha!") when the regime was founded by Kim Il Sung.

Kim will be launching the new missile from his desk conveniently located in one of his royal palaces. He promises that when he hits the button [donated to the regime by Hillary Clinton--she has a thing for buttons] he will scream out, "America, you die! Bwah ha ha!"


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NoKo defector had anthrax antibodies in his system

He ran as if his life depended upon it--and it did. The North Korean defector who took five bullets was discovered to have traces of anthrax antibodies in his system, a local South Korean television station reported Tuesday.

For his family's protection, the soldier's name is not being disclosed. He is believed to have either been exposed or vaccinated for anthrax, a truly serious bacterial disease. He reportedly became immune to anthrax before defecting.

This may indicate that North Korea is planning on using anthrax for its military ambitions. If so, it's a war crime and Kim Jong Un would be in trouble.

"Anthrax antibodies have been found in the North Korean soldier who defected this year," an unnamed South Korean source said in an official capacity to Channel A. 

This news comes in the wake of earlier reports that North Korea was beginning tests to mount anthrax onto their intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable of reaching the U.S.

The tests were used to determine whether anthrax could handle the intense heat and pressure it would undergo on an ICBM.

The Japanese newspaper Asahi reported that "North Korea has started experiments such as heat and pressure equipment to prevent anthrax from dying even at a high temperature of over 7,000 degrees generated at the time of ICBM's re-entry into the atmosphere. In part, there is unconfirmed information that it has already succeeded in such experiments."

So say what you will about President Trump, but he's dealing with an evil lunatic who must be stopped.


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NoKo's citizen prisoners still hungry after all these years

North Korea is marking the sixth anniversary of Kim Jong-il's death and his citizen prisoners are coming from all hobbles of life to attend the ceremony or they will be summarily killed, used as target practice for Kim's emaciated army.

They bow deferentially and put flowers at statues of Kim Jong-il and his father, Kim-Il-sung.

Kim Jong-il, the father of Kim Jong-un, died on December 17, 2011 and mandatory mourners came from all over the hermit nation as fears that crazy Kim Jong-un will launch another missile rise.

Thousands of hungry people marched up Pyongyang's Mansu Hill to bow and place flowers at the feet of the two huge bronze statues of Kim Jong-il and North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, who is their "eternal president" and the current corpulent Kim Jong-un's grandfather.

Sad music played in the sub-zero temperature as North Koreans slowly made their way up the hill.

While the level of national mourning is less intense than in previous years, where people were expected to cry uncontrollably, some having to pull out nose hairs to achieve this level of make believe sadness, they are still commanded to avoid drinking, entertainment (such as watching ant fights) and inappropriate displays of enjoyment (often acquired by finding something to eat) the day prior to and after the ceremony.

At midnight, senior ruling [with an iron fist] party officials visited a mausoleum just outside the city where the elder Kims lie dead. 

And now, the still alive corpulent Kim vowed to develop more nuclear weapons on Tuesday, as he decorated scientists and other officials who are part of the development of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-15.

Somebody dropped a penny

The Center for Strategic and International Studies said in November that data analysis indicated elevated chances for provocations by NoKo within four weeks--so it's time and anything may happen.

Corpulent Kim said on Tuesday that scientists and forced labor would continue manufacturing 'more latest weapons and equipment' to 'bolster up the nuclear force in quality and quantity.'

On the temporary bright side, however, some experts believe North Korea still has technical areas it needs to improve before fully completing its goal of developing a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting anywhere in the United States.


So let's wait and watch to see when it happens.


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NoKo says war is near, shakes their fists at the sky

Say what you will about President Trump, but he's the only president who refuses to appease North Korea, which, in the past, has allowed the hermit nation to develop nuclear capabilities. It began with Bill Clinton, then George W. Bush and ended with the "Behind Leader," Barack Obama. 

The United States isn't backing down but instead, is doubling down. We sent B-1 bomber flights close to the North Korean border in spite of Pyongyang rattling sabres claiming that war is right around the corner.

Of course Russia also got into the act. Along with North Korea, they blame the US for the increased tensions. But allowing North Korea to continue on this road to perdition (a word I never use) is suicidal. And the US wants to make the point that we can do what we want (to quote South Park's Cartman).

Maybe we need a leader who the rest of the world thinks is crazy. It certainly has China talking.

We've flown plenty of provocative bomber sorties near the border at a time Pyongyang is wondering when, not if, war will break out. On Wednesday, a B-1B Lancer flew from Guam to carry out simulated bombing runs against NoKo targets at a SoKo test range.

Between the US and South Korea, there are 230 aircraft, US top stealth jets and about 12,000 personnel participating in the Vigilant Ace exercise.

When we flew a B-1 across NoKo's maritime border after they launched an ICBM test in September, they threatened to shoot down subsequent flights.

They do so at their peril and the peril of the fat man behind the curtain.


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U.S. and SoKo scaring NoKo in the Coco

Photo: Ahn Young-joon/AP

Kim is shaking so much the palace is vibrating as he downs a rack of ribs, lobster, steak fries, veggies, and a huge piece of cheesecake for dessert. He washes it down with a Diet Coke to trick his NoKo brain.

Twenty-four U.S. stealth jets along with hundreds of other aircraft played their reindeer wargames in South Korea on Monday, showing Kim that as big as it is, we can kick his butt, no sweat.

Vigilant Ace, the annual military games, come during heightened tensions in the region since Kim Jong Un's nuclear and ICBM tests. He's like a punk kid in the schoolyard taunting the other kid named Donald and getting taunted back, bigly.

Two hundred and thirty aircraft will fly from eight airstrips in South Korea, according to an Air Force statement.

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps (pronounced 'core', Mr. Obama) were also participating in "a realistic air combat exercise" designed to improve the technical cooperation between the U.S. and South Korean militaries. About 12,000 U.S. troops are taking part in the wargames. 

North Korea called the exercise a "grave provocation" and said on Monday that they could escalate the situation "to the brink of nuclear war."

Yes, but it would be North Korea who would get nuked.

Pyongyang said Vigilant Ace was being performed at a time "when insane President Trump is running wild" and it condemned South Korea as "puppet war maniacs."

Of course if we did nothing to show North Korea our strength, they would continue doing what they've been doing ever since Bill Clinton was boffing aides in the Oval Office--continue developing a nuclear weapon and delivery system.

So Kim can call Trump insane, but he isn't suicidal, and that's not a far cry from how North Korea had been mishandled in the past.

The Air Force has assured the public that these exercises with South Korea were "not in response to any incident or provocation" and explained that our two countries engage in war games every year.

Coincidentally, however, this latest round comes less than a week after North Korea's latest missile launch of what was probably an ICBM with the capability of reaching most anywhere on our mainland. 

But for any long-range nuclear weapon to be effective, it would require a durable re-entry vehicle with a lightweight warhead and accurate guidance systems, which thus far have not been shown to exist in NoKo's arsenal. 

In other words, a trained suicidal monkey with a Google map of the target and a Gyeonggi-do walkie talkie isn't going to get it done. 

Pyongyang still has some work to do with their weaponry and we need to keep them from doing it. Experts are not certain about how close the North is in achieving its goal and many think Kim wants a nuke to deter the U.S. from trying to topple his regime.

Let's hope Kim and Trump can work and play well together, or at least settle things diplomatically.


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NoKo missile fell all to pieces

North Korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) known as the Kwasong-15 flew higher and further than any North Korean missile ever flew. 

And when it came down to Earth,  a U.S. official said that it broke into tiny smithereens.

According to the official, the U.S. allies are searching for bits and pieces of the warhead after it splashed down close to the Japanese coast Wednesday.

South Korea's Defense Ministry said the two-state liquid-fuel missile could potentially strike targets as far away as 8,102 miles, which puts it in range of Washington. It reached an apogee 2,780 miles and flew 600 miles.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in spoke with President Trump to assess the situation. The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to increasing pressure and sanctions on Pyongyang in order to discourage its nuclear ambitions, but that probably isn't the reason why North Korea hasn't been able to develop an ICBM that doesn't break up on reentry into the atmosphere.

South Korea doesn't believe the North has crossed the 'red line' yet in their weapons development, like Syria did when Obama drew his red line. 

Nothing to worry about.


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UPDATED: North Korea launches another missile around 3 p.m. ET

UPDATE: According to Secretary of Defense James Mattis, the missile was an ICBM and it has flown further than any previous tests performed by North Korea.

North Korea may be able to complete its nuclear missile program with a year as Lil' Rocket Man's scientists are progressing faster than originally anticipated, warns South Korea's unification minister, Cho Myoung-gyon at a Seoul event. 

They are on the road to developing a long-range nuke and that is definitely not a good thing.

Cho said: "Experts think North Korea will take two to three more years but they are developing their nuclear capabilities faster than expected.

"We cannot rule out the possibility Pyongyang may declare the completion of their nuclear program in a year."

His words came as a Japanese diplomat revealed a group of radio signals detected from North Korea could mean another missile launch is imminent.

Just this year alone, Lil' Rocket Man has carried out 15 missile tests, including two which flew over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, known for its delicious seafood, particularly crab, as well as its own ramen noodles.

The tests confirm that NoKo now has a functioning ICBM and a functioning idiot leading the country. 

So it looks as if the new sanctions aren't stopping the idiot from slowing his nuclear ambitions. The missile was launched at around  3:00 a.m. local time. It isn't clear if today's launch was of an ICBM or not, and it was headed east of North Korea (see map).

This is a  developing story and more will be posted as information become available.


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North Korea: 'We aren't kidding when we threaten you'

North Korea's foreign minister told CNN that dictator Kim Jong-Un isn't kidding. When he says he's going to blow stuff up with a nuclear weapon, he means it and you better watch out--those things leave a mark--you better take the threat literally.

Just a bit over a month ago, NoKo threatened to detonate a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean, which would make the word 'Pacific' an oxymoron because it means 'peaceful.'

H-bombs have never been used in warfare before. One such device would totally screw up the environment and public health. Hydrogen bombs make atomic bombs look like a Chinese New Year celebration on Mott Street but fat Kim has been grabbing his crotch and threatening to do one over the last several months.

Last month, the hermit nation detonated its strongest nuclear test thus far, using what it claimed to be a missile-ready hydrogen bomb. President Trump responded to the act: "Oooh, I'm so scared I nearly wet my pants."

Unfortunately, North Korea has been hitting serious nuclear milestones as it steps up its pace in the last several months. 

In July Pyongyang tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and its timeline for developing a reliable ICBM is now pushed up by two years.

Fortunately, North Korea isn't yet at the point of fielding a reliable ICBM capable of hitting the U.S. mainland . . . yet. Experts believe the starving rogue nation of grass eaters could get there by the end of this year. 

Of course, this means they will probably continue testing in order to iron out the bugs, or maybe just stack up enough successful tests to bolster their credibility and cause us great consternation.

Some of the facts:

They have reportedly miniaturized a nuclear warhead, according to a classified Defense Intelligence Agency report, confirmed by my man in the field, Vinny Boombots. This puts NoKo on the path to launch a missile-ready nuke.

Two most recent tests of ICBMs apparently put the U.S. mainland in range. The July ICBM test traveled about 45 minutes, longer than even the first test in July, beating it by a good 10 minutes. This could put Denver, Chicago and Los Angeles in range, but we don't know the weight of the warhead so this remains unknown. A missile-ready nuke would only be able to reach the U.S. when NoKo is able to miniaturize the warhead less than one-metric ton with a diameter of less than one-meter, according to think tank 38 North, which is likely composed of conservatives.

NoKo doesn't yet have a reentry capability vehicle and it's quite a technological feat to built a successful one due to the high pressures and speeds it must face. A warhead needs a reentry vehicle to carry it through the upper atmosphere, otherwise it will not detonate and would merely make a spectacular vehicle wreck on impact.

So when Kim Jong Un threatens Trump, he's only making it look bad for himself because if he's stupid enough to become bellicose, he will find himself standing in line at the pit of hell.


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Nikki Haley: NoKo is "begging for war"

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley spoke Monday morning at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. Haley asked for the strongest possible sanctions against the rogue nation of North Korea after their most recent nuclear test in which they claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb.

First, she made the case by laying out the history of past "half measures" that didn't change NoKo's behavior, then said "the time for half measures . . . is over," and "enough is enough." 

Now North Korea is planning yet another nuclear test, which would be their seventh test thus far. They apparently are capable of launching an ICBM that could reach Alaska, Hawaii and Guam, as well as Japan and South Korea.

"We cannot kick this can down the road any longer," Haley said. Yesterday Haley said that North Korea is "begging for war."

President Trump did "an Obama" and condemned the test in the strongest possible terms. 

But what are the strongest possible terms? Vulgarity? Calling Kim's mother a prostitute? Just words, and words have done nothing for over two decades to reel in the dictatorship.

"North Korea is a rogue nation which has become a great threat and embarrassment to China, which is trying to help out with little success," Trump said Sunday in the strongest possible terms.

The future does not look promising for a peaceful resolution to this situation, and while Trump inherited the problem from Clinton, Bush and Obama, you know the left is going to blame him for whatever happens and make it all his fault.

But the fault began with Bill Clinton.


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We say to NoKo we're ready to use force, but . . .

United Nations -- The United States made it clear on Wednesday that it is ready to use shock and awe if it must, in order to put a halt to North Korea's nuclear ambitions. 

But while President Trump said that the "age of strategic patience is over," NoKo has apparently developed a hydrogen bomb that's ten times more powerful than what they've already developed. The ballistic missile that would carry such devastation has the ability to reach Alaska and Hawaii, yet we're still saying that we'd rather use diplomacy.

Diplomacy has not worked and our stark warning has also gotten nothing but contempt and further nuclear development from Kim Jong Un. Of course, it's easy to sit here and call for a military response, but what else can we do?

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley met with U.N. Security Council and said that North Korea's actions were "quickly closing off the possibility of a diplomatic solution" and the United States is ready to defend itself and our allies.

"One of our capabilities lies with our considerable military forces. We will use them if we must, but we prefer not to have to go in that direction," Haley said. She again urged China to intervene as they are North Korea's only major ally.

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis spoke with his Japanese counterpart Tomomi Inada, and emphasized our "ironclad commitment" to defend Japan and provide "extended deterrence using the full range of U.S. capabilities," Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said in a statement.

Last Tuesday's missile launch is a direct challenge to Trump and his promise to prevent North Korea from being able to reach the U.S. with a nuclear missile.

Haley said the U.S. would propose new U.N. sanctions on North Korea in the coming days and if Russia and China didn't support the sanctions, "we would go our own path."

While not going into specifics, Haley outlined possible options:

"The international community can cut off the major sources of hard currency to the North Korean regime. We can restrict the flow of oil to their military and their weapons programs. We can increase air and maritime restrictions. We can hold senior regime officials accountable."

China has not been fully enforcing the international sanctions currently in place on North Korea and they have also resisted tougher sanctions such as an oil embargo, bans of North Korean airline and guest workers, and measures against Chinese banks and other businesses being carried out with NoKo.

"Much of the burden of enforcing U.N. sanctions rests with China," Haley said. 

According to U.S. officials, we might need to take unilateral action and sanction Chinese companies that do business with North Korea, particularly the banks.

China's U.N. ambassador, Liu Jieyi, told the UN Security Council that the missile launch was a "flagrant violation" of U.N. resolutions and "unacceptable," but apparently Pyongyang doesn't care if they accept it or not--they're just words.

Technically, the U.S. is still at war with North Korea because the Korean conflict ended with a truce, not a peace treaty. For sixty years there have been periods of antagonism and harsh words, but so far they've fallen short of active combat.

NoKo dic-tator Kim Jong Un said the ICBM test completes their strategic weapons capability, including atomic and hydrogen bombs, the KCNA state news agency said.

Kim has vowed that they will not negotiate with the United States to give up their weapons until we abandon our hostile policy against them, KCNA quoted Kim as saying.

Kim's real fear is that he will be overthrown and either be killed or end up having to eat grass and family pets in order to survive, much like the people he rules with a fat iron fist.


Trump will be discussing strategies to rein in NoKo's weapons program with other leaders from the G-20 nations meeting in Germany this week.

Russia's deputy U.N. envoy said that the U.S. should not consider military force against Pyongyang and called for a halt to the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea. 

They would also like us to dispose of our nuclear arsenal, disarm our military, impeach Trump, make Hillary Clinton president, and learn to speak Russian, 

Screw Russia--we can't leave South Korea defenseless against a lunatic like Kim.

The Russian envoy also said that attempts to strangle North Korea economically were "unacceptable" and that sanctions would not resolve the issue.

Unacceptable?

So Russia's alternative for us is to simply allow North Korea to expand their ballistic missile and nuclear program and mind our own business. Gee, that sounds like a good plan . . . if you're Russian.

Sure, we can defend ourselves against a NoKo ballistic missile, but allowing them to get to the point of firing one at us is unacceptable, to use Russia's word.

Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis discussed a successful test last month where a U.S.-based anti-missile missile knocked down a simulated incoming ICBM. 

However, we have not tested our ability to knock down 50 simultaneous incoming ICBMs.

"So we do have confidence in our ability to defend against the limited threat, the nascent threat that is there," Davis told the media, and acknowledged the "mixed results" of the past tests.

The North Korean launch this week was both earlier and "far more successful than expected," said John Schilling, a U.S.-based missile expert. 

It would now probably be merely a year or two before a North Korean ICBM achieved "minimal operational capability," he added.

Schilling admitted the U.S.'s missile defense system was "only minimally operational" and would take over two years to upgrade to give us a more reliable defense against incoming missiles.

Let's hope it won't be needed before then.



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US to test THAAD, an anti-missile missile system

Now that North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching Alaska and possibly Hawaii, our defense missile system has become significantly more significant. 

We planned our Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile tests months ago. It's a system designed to intercept and blow up short-, medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their final approach to target. They used to be called 'anti-missile-missiles.'

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said the THAAD test against a missile target would be conducted at the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska.

THAAD "will detect, track and engage a target with a THAAD interceptor" rocket in "early July," the MDA wrote.

Lockheed Martin, the main contractor for THAAD said it has the capability to intercept incoming missiles both inside and outside the earth's atmosphere. Hopefully, they're not simply bragging.

The US began sending THAAD to South Korea, drawing criticism from China. They claim the deployment would further destabilize the Korean peninsula and that the system's powerful radar can probe into Chinese territory and see what sneaky stuff they're up to.

Just days ago, Moscow and Beijing called for the immediate halting of the THAAD deployment in South Korea. In other words, they would like to see us not provide any protection of our 28,500 Americans and South Koreans from a North Korea strike should Kim Jong Un wake up on the wrong side of the bed. 

The Russian-Chinese joint statement claimed Washington was using North Korea as a pretext  to expand its military infrastructure in Asia.

They say this as China continues to build and militarize islands in the South China Sea and Russia teams up with Iran.

US THAAD systems were tested in 2006 and were 100 percent successful after 13 test flights. Maybe 13 is our lucky number after all.


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NoKo claims it launched an ICBM

North Korea claims it has test-fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Tuesday, in what the corpulent Kim regime called the "final step" in creating a "powerful nuclear state that can strike anywhere on Earth."

If they did, indeed, launch an ICBM, it may be the "final step" North Korea takes under the Kim regime, if the U.S. and our allies such as Japan and South Korea are threatened.

If it turns out to be true and we can confirm the launch of the Hwasgon-14 launch, it's going to signal the start of the biggest nuclear standoff in the world and a 'flipping off' by North Korea to President Trump.

U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials agreed that North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile into the sea off the coast of Japan, known as Japan's Economic Zone. The range of such missiles is around 3,500 miles, long enough to reach Guam, where U.S. forces  are located.

"We are working with our interagency partners on a more detailed assessment," U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement. "We continue to monitor North Korea's actions closely."

Yes, we are like the 'dental monitor' in that LifeLock TV commercial who doesn't really fix cavities, but monitors for them.

The latest launch may be NoKo's most successful ballistic missile test thus far. State media said it was ordered and supervised by fat dictator Kim Jong Un, without the approval of Dennis Rodman.

The missile flew for about 40 minutes, reached an altitude of 1,500 miles, and beat the previous testing by about 10 minutes. A U.S. scientist monitored the height and distance and told the AP the missile could potentially be powerful enough to reach Alaska.

Predictably, President Trump responded to the launch in a whirlwind of tweets:

"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!"

This missile launch might induce a new round of international sanctions, but it will likely have the same effect as hummingbird flatulence in a hurricane. North Korea is one of the most sanctioned countries on the planet.



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North Korea almost locked and loaded to launch long-range missile

According to one U.S. official, Pyongyang is merely "days away" from launching a ballistic missile that is nuclear-capable and has intercontinental capabilities. The missile is quite similar to the one they launched in 2012, and although North Korea usually announces their launches in advance, calling them "space launches," this missile is built like an ICBM.

There goes our Ground Hog Day.

The United Nations and others will be very miffed and will likely do nothing, to keep in form with what the United States does under this administration. Oh, they'll squawk and shake limp fists, but nothing will be done in spite of the fact that long-range missile tests were banned to prevent the further proliferation of nukes by Kim Jung Un and his Hair Club for Men members.

According to an official at the International Maritime Organization in London, North Korea said that an Earth observation satellite will be launched sometime between February 8th and 25th. I believe they should launch it on our President's Day celebration on February 15th to punctuate how desperately the United States needs a real president.

To understand the chronology of the U.S. - North Korean Nuclear and Missile Diplomacy, go here.

Our current nuclear deal with Iran is likely a much worse case scenario because they have an end-times agenda. They will not be afraid of a nuclear holocaust that will assure them of what they believe will be "Paradise."

And that will be the end of Ground Hog Day.

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