https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/04/04/north-korea-fires-its-missile/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 04:38:04 -0400<![CDATA[The missile is reputed, as of this writing, to be over the Pacific Ocean having overflown Japan. A Japanese cabinet spokesmans says that the Nokor action was in violation of Security Council resolutions 1695 and 1718. Japan has decided to create a number of committees to study the situation and their response will be announced later. The Japanese are not announcing whether the Nokors have reached orbit or what it&#8217;s last observed velocity was. However the Nokor missile was said to have passed &#8220;high above Japan&#8221;, and there is speculation that the three stage rocket, at 11:30 headed in in the eastern direction, was a &#8220;long range ballistic missile&#8221;. The first stage hit the sea of Japan 280 km from Akita prefecture. The second stage of the rocket landed in the Pacific 1,270 km from Japan. It&#8217;s a big one. Any rocketeers here with a back of the envelope estimate of range based on those parameters?]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:52:12 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/04/04/north-korea-fires-its-missile-n187738