"North Korea Rocket Engines From Ukraine?" Topic
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| Begemot | 14 Aug 2017 6:00 p.m. PST |
From today's New York Times: "North Korea's success in testing an intercontinental ballistic missile that appears able to reach the United States was made possible by black-market purchases of powerful rocket engines probably from a Ukrainian factory with historical ties to Russia's missile program, according to an expert analysis being published Monday and classified assessments by American intelligence agencies." Link to article: link The Kiev government has strenuously denied they have sold rocket engines to North Korea. |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Aug 2017 9:56 p.m. PST |
That would be so interesting, if the Ukrainian govt was behind it, seeing as how they want the US to defend its independence and they want to join NATO. That would be extremely ironic. Dan |
| ITALWARS | 15 Aug 2017 5:14 a.m. PST |
being a puppet Govt …in place (as it was by nazis during WW2) just to threat Russia..i'm not surprised that if you give power to such scum they will have a tendency toward mafia business..even betraying their masters |
| Col Durnford | 15 Aug 2017 6:13 a.m. PST |
Let's raise the bet. The engines were supplied by Russia and the Ukrainian link is a false flag to hide the Russian involvement. |
| Barin1 | 15 Aug 2017 6:50 a.m. PST |
Yuzhmash plant has acknowledged that NK was trying to get a hold of the technology, and their director told that the engines are most likely the copies of their former production. He, of course is denying involvement of the plant and personnel in NK missile program.
I seriously doubt that you can easily copy a missile engine. China is still having problems with jet engines and even AK barrels they have stolen from Russia- the right alloys and metallurgy are essential.
If the engines are Ukrainian-made, their number is finite, and the copies will not be to the same spec… |
| ITALWARS | 15 Aug 2017 7:20 a.m. PST |
VCarter..that's a very interesting point to think about |
| Barin1 | 15 Aug 2017 7:23 a.m. PST |
Well, Russia was not supplying weapons to NK for a long time, and, unlike Ukraine, might get a radioactive cloud on its territory in case of military solution of the crisis.
Still, I'm not ruling this option out. |
| Col Durnford | 15 Aug 2017 8:27 a.m. PST |
It makes you wonder was else has slipped thru.
link |
| Col Durnford | 15 Aug 2017 9:33 a.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 17 Aug 2017 1:49 a.m. PST |
VCarter, And yet a few weeks ago I was laughed at by some for saying that Cuban shipments of that type have been going on for quite a while. Dan |
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was going to do the rifle teams next, but he forgot something… 
