North Korea launches solid state fuel missile

[Saltwater60]

They say these missile can go 6,000 miles and that’s just short of NYC and DC. Soon they will be able to hit the White House. I think we’re there.

N. Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile

North Korea says it successfully test-launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile powered by solid propellants. If confirmed, that development could provide the country with a harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States. The report Friday came a day after North Korea's...

apnews.com

 

[FrankenCub]

Well, NK thinks they are a 1st world country, so...

 

[GOYABEAN]

It's Trump fault

 

[pshift]

He will be 'testing' and sabre rattling until the cows come home. #fake #emperor.

 

[ArmedCorgi]

Don't worry, we'd probably detect it over Montana if they lauched at us.

 

[Dr. Evil]

As long as it isn't a balloon.

 

[Tinman]

I am so tired of him making threats. Either do something or shut the hell up.

 

[kev74]

#Rocketman!

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

This is exactly what they are going to want for SLBMs.

Like it or not NK is a nuclear power and they're never going to willingly give that up. Honestly I don't blame them not to.

 

[Saltwater60]

I am so tired of him making threats. Either do something or shut the hell up.

I didn’t know those were threats. To me a threat is stop this bullshit or we will blow you off the face of the earth. Instead he waffles on everything and says stupid shit that means nothing.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

I didn’t know those were threats. To me a threat is stop this bullshit or we will blow you off the face of the earth. Instead he waffles on everything and says stupid shit that means nothing.

I take it as they are trying to be relevant and appear as not being a pushover.

They likely are doing as china tells them to do.

 

[Shadow rider]

MEH...
I was using solid rocket fuel in my back yard in the late 60s!

 

[togmaster]

Solid fuel not solid state dip shit.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

MEH...
I was using solid rocket fuel in my back yard in the late 60s!

I built those too. I remember being a kid in the 90s unsupervised building rockets on summer break and just shooting them off to see what they will do. Sometimes we over-engined them or put payloads in. My friend tried to rig up an m-80 war head...


Yea can't do that crap now..

 

[Acer-m14]

Solid fuel not solid state dip shit.

so what is a Solid State Fuel ??

LOL

 

[Acer-m14]

MEH...
I was using solid rocket fuel in my back yard in the late 60s!

Sugar Rockets LOL ..

 

[spat]

Solid fuel was a big breakthrough for ICBMs, but it was more about readiness than performance.

The 1st Gen liquid fuel had to be fueled immediately before launch. That meant it took an hour from order to launch for a missile.

That means a first strike could take out most of your opponents missiles on the ground.

2nd Gen liquid fuel could be stored in the missile ready for launch, so that dropped the time from order to launch down to a couple minutes, but boy was that stuff dangerous and nasty, and it required a lot of maintenance.

Then solid fuel came along, and you can just let it sit there for years, even in adverse environments and can expect it to fire when you push the button.