Observations of a Missile Launch - I
From one in the “industry”
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Much discussion and analysis (or what some try to pass off as analysis) in the ‘verse. Many, most in fact, are focused on the specifics of the failure and potential threat to the US. But there is more to this than meets the (media) eye, so let’s break it down here. We’ll break this into several parts - the missile, launch and implications thereof, responses from the US and regional allies/partners and what are the future implications. These will be spread over the next few posts.
1_28_nk450The Taepo dong -2 (TD-2, alternately labeled the Unha-2 SLV) that was the object of concern is a three stage, indigenously developed, long-range missile purported to be a Space Launch Vehicle (SLV) but which also, by default, bears much resemblance to early ICBMs.