The North Korean regime today shot at least six missiles skyward. The highly controversial Taepodong 2 intercontinental ballistic missile was fired within minutes following the successful space shuttle ascent to orbit today. The missile failed after 40 seconds of flight. The North Koreans have been threatening the launch for two weeks. The failire of the rocket to either place a satellite in orbit or to arc in space as an ICBM is designed to do serves as a major technological failure and a political setback on the international stage for the North Korean communist dictator Kim Jong-IL.
The other five short-to-mid range NoDong and Scud-type missiles were shot in a trajectory toward the Sea of Japan. The Japanese government has obtained a United Nations Security Council meeting about North Korea's missile launches Wednesday morning in New York City. NORAD went to a higher security level and the anti-missile defense went on alert in Alaska and California.
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