another missile?

A South Korean military official was skeptical about reports on another missile firing, saying there is not special sign around the missile launch pad in Musudan-ri. But he said “we are carefully considering all possibility,” indicating the military is closely following the North’s missile moves.

Military Minister Yoon Gwang-woong said in a military meeting this morning, “given the last two months’ process and gathered intelligence on missile equipment, there is still a possibility for North Korea to fire another missile.” A military official explained another missile can be Nodong or Scud.

According to military sources, it takes at least 20 days for North Korea to fire a Taepodong missile: two weeks for bringing engines and rockets to the launch pad and establishing equipment, and one week for fuelling a missile.

The military says it has not received any intelligence on initial stage of missile launching yet.

The government is closely following any possibility of another launch, but it doesn’t seem to seriously believe it.

Seo Ju-seok said in an interview, “the government is carefully scrutinizing the possibility.” “Foreign reports (on another possible fire) are an assumption based on what they have gathered so far.”