North Korea just revealed signs of serious progress on its missile program. Under the watchful eye of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, the Korean People’s Army rolled out waves of weapons for war
North Korea just revealed signs of serious progress on its missile program.
Under the watchful eye of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, the Korean People’s Army rolled out waves of weapons for war, including some never before seen technology, in a military parade celebrating a day of national significance. April 15 is the Day of the Sun, the anniversary of the birth of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung.
The grand finale was the presentation of what appear to be two new types of solid-fueled, canister-launched intercontinental ballistic missile models, but could easily be empty, non-functional displays. The South Korean military assesses that the North just revealed two ICBM variants in its parade. This represents a major development.
Turns out the submarine-launched ballistic missile wasn’t the big unveil. This is: pic.twitter.com/s2mNBMuON2
— Martyn Williams (@martyn_williams) April 15, 2017
New selections of ICBM–NK News saw the nose cone shaking quite noticeably @ArmsControlWonk @wslafoy @martyn_williams pic.twitter.com/L6vnbEpjhj
— NK NEWS (@nknewsorg) April 15, 2017
It is unclear exactly what these are. “We saw two brand new wheeled transporters with canisters. What is inside them? A new ICBM? Two new ICBMs? Nothing?” Jeffrey Lewis, the director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program in the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, tweeted.
Some observers suspect that they could carry the KN-08 and KN-14, two ICBMs.
“A lot of this may be intimidation or bluffing, but it’s potentially a sign of things to come,” Dave Schmerler, a research associate at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, told Wall Street Journal reporters.
The flatbed setup resembles an old Chinese DF-31, while the other looks a lot like a Russian Topol.
. @DaveSchmerler This thing (left) looks like a Chinese DF-31 (right). The canister is ICBM-sized, though what’s inside is anyone’s guess. pic.twitter.com/9eff9OusZ1
— Jeffrey Lewis (@ArmsControlWonk) April 15, 2017
. @DaveSchmerler And this thing (left) looks like a Russian Topol (right). Again, no idea what’s inside the canister, if anything. pic.twitter.com/uG5g5Oos53
— Jeffrey Lewis (@ArmsControlWonk) April 15, 2017
“The signal that they’re trying to send is that they are moving ahead with solid-fuel missiles,” Melissa Hanham, an expert at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in California, observed , referring the new ICBM models. The North Koreans “have an indigenous tank system now so they have more launchers, and they have solid fuel, which means they can launch a lot more of these things in quick succession without having to refuel
The North also presented a number of new Transporter Erector Launchers (TELs), which allow North Korean missiles to be fired from anywhere rather than from fixed positions. Road-mobile, solid-fueled missiles are much harder to track, require less prep time, and are less vulnerable to preemptive strikes.
Other highlights from the parade included the first public presentation of the KN-11 and KN-15, respectively a submarine-launched ballistic missile and the land-based modification built on SLBM technology. The latter is a new missile the North Koreans tested in February. During the parade, the North Koreans presented an ICBM with a new TEL setup, indicating that they have three different launch mechanisms for the long-range missiles they are developing.
The biggest developments are, of course, the ICBMs, which move North Korea one step closer to being able to strike the continental U. S. with a nuclear-armed missile.
North Korea did not test a nuclear weapon as expected; however, the Punggye-ri test site is still “primed and ready.” It is still too early to rule out a test in the days to come.
@DaveSchmerler But hey. Happy Juche 105, everybody. It’s going to be a hell of a year. #JucheFest2017
— Jeffrey Lewis (@ArmsControlWonk) April 15, 2017
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It has been a prolonged pregnancy, but April the internet star has finally delivered her calf.
At long, long last, after what seemed like aeons, the world’s most famous giraffe has given birth.
April the Giraffe, whose prolonged pregnancy has been watched by millions of amateur zoologists online, has delivered her fourth calf.
„We have a baby! Everything went absolutely perfect. This is great! “ park owner Jordan Patch said.
Since a live feed of her enclosure started in February, she has become an internet celebrity.
There are no details on the gender of the calf yet. The mother, whose every move has been closely followed, and baby are said to be fine.
The delivery does not mean they are going away from the public’s eyes. There will be a competition to determine the calf’s name.
Now mom will raise the calf, and weaning could take between six to 10 months, the park explains.
The young giraffe will then be moved to another facility for a breeding programme.
April’s delivery has not been without (virtual) hurdles.
Her live feed was briefly removed from YouTube in February after it was flagged as being sexually explicit or having nude content.
The park blamed animal rights activists for reporting the video as inappropriate, a move that infuriated her followers. But, to their relief, the ban was short lived.

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Judge grants injunction requested by inmates to halt unprecedented executions scheduled to take place over the next few weeks
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal judge on Saturday halted Arkansas’ unprecedented plan to execute seven inmates before the end of the month.
U. S. District Judge Kristine Baker granted a preliminary injunction requested by the inmates to block the executions. Arkansas was set to execute the first two inmates by lethal injection on Monday night. The state is expected to appeal the decision.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, had scheduled the executions to take place before the state’s supply of midazolam, one of its lethal injection drugs, expires at the end of the month. Arkansas hasn’t executed an inmate since 2005 because of drug shortages and legal challenges.
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The federal injunction comes one day after an Arkansas judge blocked the use of the drug in the planned executions.
Arkansas hasn’t carried out a double execution since 1999. If carried out, the seven executions would be the most carried out by a state in such a short period of time since the U. S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
The inmates’ attorneys had challenges the compressed timetable and the state’s use of midazolam, which has been used in flawed executions in other states. The state’s attorneys have called the challenge an effort to delay the executions indefinitely and have said they don’t have a replacement identified for the drug if it expires.
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