North Korea Long Range Missile Has 4000 Mile Range

It looks as though North Korea will launch its long range missile test in less than two weeks time, regardless of international opinion.

The missile is likely to be able to travel as far as the US, but may also be intended for use against South Korea, which is disputed territory.

Last week North Korea fired a whole battery of short range missiles and threatened to attack South Korea and any country which supports them. Tension in this area of the world is now at its highest level since the Korean War of the early 1950's.

South Korean intelligence sources say that an intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of up to 4000 miles will be launched.

There is a lot of threatening and sabre rattling going on in diplomatic channels, but the attitude of the North Koreans seems to be that they will do exactly as they like regardless of international opinion.

Military experts say that North Korea has not yet developed the technology to miniaturize a nuclear warhead and attach it to a missile.

Meanwhile, diplomatic temperatures rise.