Is North Korea about to launch an ICBM? GLP effect confirmed?

LET'S ROCK

Possible. But SLV launches can be disguised ICBM tests.

N Korea conducts 'crucial test' - state media

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North Korea has conducted a "crucial test" at a satellite launch site to boost its nuclear deterrent, state media reports.

A spokesman told KNCA news agency it took place late on Friday at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, but did not give specific details.

This is the second test to take place at the Sohae site in less than a week .

Talks between the US and North Korea about its nuclear programme remain stalled.

US President Donald Trump has refused to lift biting sanctions until North Korea fully abandons its nuclear programme.



But leader Kim Jong-un has instead been asking for new concessions from the US by the end of the year.

Pyongyang has said it will adopt a "new way" if that does not happen - saying the US can expect an ominous "Christmas gift" if it does not comply.

What was the test?

It is not clear exactly what North Korea tested at the site.

Ankit Panda, North Korea expert at the Federation of American Scientists, told the BBC it could be a ground test for a ballistic missile engine. South Korea's defence minister had previously said this was the purpose of the test earlier in December.


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So I was right, after all, a test took place but no launch

Not yet.

Could still be coming soon, imo.

Dec 8 sounds like a *new* thing was tested, while today sounds like an *old* thing was tested harder, also successfully. What could that old thing be?

Our clues are it was tested at Sohae and it is part of the ‘strategic nuclear deterrent.’



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We are all puzzling over that long, long time of ~420 seconds. The possibilities are disturbing.
So, here's a thought! How about we remove some sanctions, persuade Kim to extend the moratorium on testing, and NOT FIND OUT?

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A typical rocket motor is going to burn for a minute or so. This is something else -- maybe a test of a reentry vehicle, a new upper stage for an ICBM or, strangest of all, a fractional orbital bombardment system (FOBS). We don't know yet, but we won't like it.

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Cue in the meme of the Norks launching bottle rockets...