'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Text fwd: N. Korean missile launches aimed at improving accuracy: official

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2009/07/05/8/0301000000AEN20090705001600315F.HTML
Politics/Diplomacy
2009/07/05 15:25 KST
(LEAD) N. Korean missile launches aimed at improving accuracy: official


SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's latest missile launches appear to have been aimed at improving the missiles' accuracy, a South Korean official said Sunday, noting the launches may have provided some results.

"Five out of seven missiles North Korea fired yesterday landed within the same area in the East Sea, about 420 kilometers from the launch site," the official said, asking not to be identified.

"This means the accuracy of North Korean missiles is improving," the official added.

North Korea is said to have about 1,000 ballistic missiles deployed, but the missiles' poor accuracy, measured by circular error probable (CEP), has not allowed precision targeting, at least until now, according to the official.

CEP is the radius of a circle around the target in which 50 percent of warheads aimed at that target will land.

The types of North Korean missiles launched Saturday were earlier said to have a CEP of 1 to 2 kilometers, according to officials at Seoul's defense ministry.

All seven missiles launched Saturday flew about 400 to 500 kilometers, but Seoul earlier said the missiles appeared to be either Scud or Rodong types, which have an estimated range of 1,000 to 1,500 kilometers.

The official said the North appears to have deliberately shortened the flight distance of the missiles to test their accuracy.

"Two of the seven missiles fired had an unusually high velocity that makes us believe they could have been Rodong missiles that had their flight distance shortened," the official said.

The official said it could take several days before the government can confirm the exact type and capability of the missiles.

bdk@yna.co.kr
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