Well here I am in Australia, waiting for the NK missile to drop.

[denem]

It ... goes over central Australia, at least on projection.

There's one installation in central Australia you may not be aware of - 'Pine Gap', the NSA's primary intercept for Southern Hemisphere telecommunications. Lil' Kim better hope he misses that one.

Yes, I know there every chance flight path could veer in any direction, but put it this way, if this piece of junk was projected to cross the USA west coast, it might feel a little creepy.

Update. The missile is reported to have fallen apart, shortly after launch.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/04/north-korea-launch-rocket-missile.html

[elleng]

1. It broke up on launch,

so back to bed? Breakfast? Whatever?

[denem]

2. I know. I posted an update a second ago.

It's 10.00 am here. ( yawns)

[Speck Tater]

5. Exactly as I predicted.

I remember America's space program back in the late 50's and early 60's. Almost every rocket crashed and burned on take off. It took a long time and a lot of practice before we figured out how to do it right. I fully expected their rocket to come apart at the seams on take off.

[Kaleva]

9. Germans had a similiar problem with the V-2 program

[Bruce Wayne]

3. Don't panic! An intervention is in progress!

Friend of mine thinks he can divert.



I'll keep ya posted "Matey-oh" (as you "Saucy Aucies" say "Under There&quot

[olderlib]

4. australia is far more vulnerable to missiles, due to gravity nt

[jberryhill]

6. Naw, gravity works in the other direction there

[uppityperson]

10. Is that why kangaroos can bounce so high there?

[unionworks]

7. I kinda wonder

If China had a hand in this "failure"... proteecting their biggest market, ya know....

[HooptieWagon]

8. At least it wasnt a long wait...