Defying U.S., North Korea Fires Barrage of Missiles - NYTimes.com

New York Times by Choe Sang Hun | Jul. 4, 2009 (News Report)

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a barrage of seven ballistic missiles into the sea between the Communist state and Japan on Saturday in a move that flouted a United Nations Security Council resolution and sent a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday.

After a nuclear test by North Korea on May 25, the Security Council adopted a resolution that, among other things, barred the country from testing ballistic ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: United Nations, Japan, North Korea, U.S. Military
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Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul 4, 2009 - 8:08 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Samuel W. Velsor IV (review), Glenn LaBauve (review)
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Edited by: Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul 4, 2009 - 8:08 AM PDT

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Samuel W. Velsor IV
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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul. 4, 2009

CHOE SANG-HUN is a very good writer and goes for depth and tries to find a bigger picture & background.

No surprise here this firing was most expected. That it was the largest barrage of medium and short range missiles since 2006 speaks for the North's state of mind.

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