How Do You Say "D'Oh!" in Korean?

North Korea Test Fires Seventh Missile Amid International Uproar
Wednesday, July 05, 2006

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired another missile Wednesday, intensifying the furor ignited when the reclusive regime launched at least six missiles, including a long-range Taepodong, earlier in the day.

The launch came before a state-run broadcaster said North Korea's "strong war deterrent" has kept the country at peace, not mentioning Pyongyang's missile test-launches earlier in the day.

An announcer on the Korean Central Broadcasting Station also said that North Korea was prepared to cope with any provocation by the United States. The state-run media often accuses Washington of planning an attack on Pyongyang.

The missiles apparently fell harmlessly into the Sea of Japan, and U.S. officials said the long-range Taepodong-2 failed shortly after take-off, calling into question the technological capability of North Korea's feared ballistic missile program. Pyongyang last fired a long-range missile in 1998.

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South Korea, separated from the North by the world's most heavily armed border, said the test launches would further deepen its neighbor's international isolation, sour public opinion in the South toward Pyongyang and hurt efforts to control weapons of mass destruction.

The tests, which came as the United States celebrated the Fourth of July and launched the space shuttle Discovery from Cape Canaveral, appeared timed to draw the most attention from Washington. Some speculated that Pyongyang wanted some of the spotlight focused on Iran's nuclear program.

The TrekMedic muses:

Ok, North Korea,..you got our attention. But before you go dancing in the streets (is that allowed in NK?), just ask countries like Japan, Germany, Afghanistan and Iraq what happens when you get our attention!