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not made, U.S. interceptor system is ready

International Herald Tribune is a freelance writer Yu from Beijing, “President Lee Myung-bak on Ren Hanguo anniversary of the launch on February 25 about”? Or “U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visit to Korea on 19 February when the launch?”

recently, the DPRK will soon test “Taepodong” 2 missiles rumors flying around, South Korean media has also speculated on the launch time, the United States has responded in advance – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. military will do to intercept North Korean missiles prepared.

true if the North Korean missile intercepted by U.S. forces after the launch, which will be the first real U.S. anti-missile system, the Korean Peninsula will also produce great shock.

“Taepodong-2″ is ready to fly?

According to Korea, “Chosun Ilbo” and other media reported that the DPRK is now actively preparing for the “Taepodong” missile launch 2. On this missile’s range, the most conservative estimate is 4,000 km, and radical estimate is “Taepodong” type 2 has been improved into three rocket-propelled, can launch to 8000 km, threatening the United States. In 2006, North Korea test-fired the “Taepodong”, but without success.

speculation outside North Korea will launch this missile because, reconnaissance found that the Korean Musudan-ri missile test site appeared in a special long-range transport of large vehicles. This special truck more than 40 meters long, is twice as common goods, you can also load the “Taepodong” 2 missile, the first and second stage rocket and accessories. Of course, such a large vehicle could not escape the eyes of satellites. As the vehicle is equipped with push-pull lid, inside the U.S. spy satellite is difficult to identify with something, so were unable to determine the specific components and missile performance.

deployment of U.S. interceptor two-step

against North Korea could launch long-range missiles, February 10, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates at a press conference revealed that the United States against North Korean missile interceptor program. Gates learned the strength of the United States to intercept very confident that the success rate of up to 99%.

According to analysis, the United States may take two steps to intercept plan.

maritime interdiction to take the first step, the main use of U.S. “Aegis” ships and ship-based “standard” 3 interceptor missiles. “Taepodong” 2 missiles after launch, the Korean peninsula over the U.S. infrared warning satellites (DSP) will be the first to discover the situation, then the alarm, in the waters near the U.S. Navy, “Aegis” destroyers of phased array radar by real-time forecast missile trajectory. If the “Taepodong” missile near the Japanese archipelago, 2, “standard” 3 interceptor missile will be launched to intercept. The U.S. 7th Fleet deployment in this area up to 9 “Aegis” ships, if you take more ship launch, dense block, the probability of success will be higher.

if not successfully intercepted the first paragraph, the North Korean missile flew over the Bering Strait, the United States will start the second phase intercept. At this stage as the “eyes” effect is Alaska’s southernmost island of the X-band radar, as the impact intercept mission is deployed in ground-based interceptor missiles in Alaska, the U.S. deployed here 格里利堡基 have 21 land-based interceptor missiles, can also be implemented for several rounds to intercept North Korean missiles.

large probability of intercept, fear the consequences of serious

2006 years, the United States have also considered North Korea’s test missile interceptor, and North Korea test-fired before the external ” leaked. ” But North Korea is still tested. The DPRK will never again insisted the missile tests, all of great concern.

if “Taepodong” 2 launch as expected, and the range very far, in view of its deterrent effect of United States and Japan, the United States to intercept the likelihood is very great. It is undeniable that America’s success probability. But once successful interception, not all is well. After all, this is the United States in the areas of the world’s first rocket experiments “preemptive strike”, which country had never testing on other countries to intercept, the United States a dangerous precedent, it will not only lead to North Korea’s extreme rally, other countries will also have the mentality of this extremely complex. What’s more, this is the first battle the U.S. anti-missile system, which enhanced the strength and the declaration of the United States, but also to other countries with missiles further wake-up call to redouble efforts to develop offensive and defensive missile technology, a new round of strategic arms race may be embarked on.

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