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North Korean W/ Missile Found in Panama Canal
July 16, 2013 at 1:42 pm
Quote:Panama finds 'sophisticated missile equipment' hidden in North Korean vessel carrying sugar
Panama's President Ricardo Martinelli tweeted a photo of the weapon Monday and described a kind of pandemonium as the ship's 35 crew members resisted arrest and their captain attempted suicide.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/pa...-1.1399803
What the hell do you think the North Koreans are trying to pull here? I don't like the implications behind this.
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RE: North Korean W/ Missile Found in Panama Canal
July 16, 2013 at 1:48 pm
They have been known to produce and sell heroin. They sold weapons to Iraq, Iran and other undesireables.
I am not supprised, it will be interesting to find out to whom this missle should have been delivered.
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RE: North Korean W/ Missile Found in Panama Canal
July 16, 2013 at 1:52 pm
I read about this this morning, but I'm not clear on if this ship was heading to or from North Korea.
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RE: North Korean W/ Missile Found in Panama Canal
July 16, 2013 at 1:52 pm
I would assume that they were attempting to smuggle it back, so they could reverse engineer the technology.
At least that seems like the better use of it as opposed to just blowing something up with it.
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RE: North Korean W/ Missile Found in Panama Canal
July 16, 2013 at 1:53 pm
(July 16, 2013 at 1:52 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: I read about this this morning, but I'm not clear on if this ship was heading to or from North Korea.
The article cited said it was heading back to North Korea.
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RE: North Korean W/ Missile Found in Panama Canal
July 16, 2013 at 1:53 pm
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(July 16, 2013 at 1:48 pm)The Germans are coming Wrote: I am not supprised, it will be interesting to find out to whom this missle should have been delivered.
I found another article on it. It is believed to be a Cuban owned fire control system being sent to North Korea for an upgrade and then to be returned. The sugar the ship was carrying is believed to be payment by the Cubans to North Korea.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/world/....html?_r=0
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RE: North Korean W/ Missile Found in Panama Canal
July 16, 2013 at 1:55 pm
You are in trouble if your fire control system can actually be upgraded in North Korea.
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RE: North Korean W/ Missile Found in Panama Canal
July 16, 2013 at 1:57 pm
(July 16, 2013 at 1:55 pm)Chuck Wrote: You are in trouble if your fire control system can actually be upgraded in North Korea.
It looks like the North Koreans built it and sold it to Cuba a while back. They were just bringing it back for upgrades.
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RE: North Korean W/ Missile Found in Panama Canal
July 16, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Reminds of a communist Rumania ruled by Chauchescu.
He bought some planes from the UK and then tried to pay for them with turnips and strawberries.
