Prometheus 1,494 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 North Korea fired three short-range rockets off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's Ministry of Defense said, shortly before Pope Francis arrived in Seoul on his first visit to Asia. The rockets were fired from multiple launchers in the North Korean port city of Wonsan and traveled 220 km (135 miles) before landing in waters east of the Korean peninsula, a defense ministry official said. The last rocket was fired 35 minutes before Pope Francis was due to arrive at an air base in Seoul, where the pontiff started a five-day visit to South Korea. The launches came ahead of U.S.-South Korean military exercises scheduled to start on Monday. Seoul and Washington say the exercises are defensive in nature but North Korea regularly protests against the drills, which it sees as a rehearsal for war. North Korea last fired short-range rockets in late July but has since said repeatedly that the launches are specifically designed as counter measures against those drills. "Given that the U.S. and the puppet forces of South Korea continue staging nuclear war exercises against us in particular, we will take countermeasures for self-defense which will include missile launches, nuclear tests and all other programs," a statement carried by North Korean state media last Friday said. Pyongyang is under heavy U.N. and U.S. sanctions related to its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Short-range rockets do not defy the ban but Pyongyang has in recent months changed its propaganda style to include photographs of leader Kim Jong Un personally supervising the launches. A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department said the United States was assessing whether the rocket firings were in violation of sanctions. Marie Harf said Washington had yet to determine what type of missiles had been fired, but said North Korea failed to follow international procedures by giving prior notification to ships and aircraft. "We continue to call upon North Korea to refrain from taking such provocative actions," she told a regular news briefing. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/14/us-northkorea-rockets-idUSKBN0GE06D20140814 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spyro 8,438 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 They tried to cause terrorism and failed? Shocker. Spyro the Dragon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor 1,060 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 They landed in the ocean? Their military is a joke idk why anyone's concerned. Nothing but a needle in SK's side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKAJAKE 5 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 from the title I expected three nuclear missiles on the way to the Vatican right now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanLights 15,576 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 from the title I expected three nuclear missiles on the way to the Vatican right now This I thought it was on its way towards Italy :emma: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Prometheus 1,494 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 from the title I expected three nuclear missiles on the way to the Vatican right now I'm on Kim Jong-un's missiles Broom broom GET OFF ME MISSILES Aw *hits Vatican* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogFood 1,649 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 MEGHAN TRAINOR | Katy Perry | Taylor Swift | Lady Gaga | Rihanna | Ariana Grande | Beyoncé | Nicki Minaj | Sam Smith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKAJAKE 5 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I'm on Kim Jong-un's missiles Broom broom GET OFF ME MISSILES Aw *hits Vatican* omg no u didn't :flop: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Gaga is in South Korea in 2 days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMaisonGaga 23,884 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 North Korea is a joke imo lamaisongaga.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus 1,494 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 omg no u didn't :flop: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 99,107 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 from the title I expected three nuclear missiles on the way to the Vatican right now If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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