FOX News: North Korean missile launch expected as early as Monday, defense official says
North Korea is expected Friday to complete fueling a long-range missile and could be ready to launch it as early as the day after the Super Bowl, a U.S. defense official tells Fox News.
The latest estimate from U.S. intelligence expects the North Korean missile launch to occur as early as Monday in a window between Feb 8-10.
In anticipation of the North Korean launch in the coming days, the U.S. Navy has positioned a Japan-based guided-missile destroyer, outfitted with the latest anti-ballistic missile defense technology to successfully shoot down the missile if the U.S. military thinks it is a threat to the homeland.
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WNU Editor: Apparently North Korea has a back-up missile in the event the first one fails .... North has prepared a backup missile: sources (Korea JoongAng Daily)
More News On North Korea's Pending Missile/Rocket Test
North Korea 'begins fuelling rocket' -- AFP
North Korea begins fuel injection at launch pad -- UPI
North Korea begins fuelling rocket: report -- Phys.org
North Korea Prepares to Launch Long-Range Missile -- VOA
U.S. and allies aim to track North Korean rocket; launch window from Monday -- Reuters
North Korea's planned rocket launch: Airlines re-route flights -- CNN
Experts say launch won't bring North Korea much closer to ICBM -- FOX News/AP
Experts Doubtful About North Korea's ICBM Capability -- VOA
Fears that North Korean rocket launch is a missile test may be overblown -- Michael Holtz, CSM