Yeah, I wouldn't discount their ability to cause exceedingly great harm just because one German rocket scientist says that their missiles look like mock-ups. Because, after all, an amateur is the worst thing a master can have for an opponent. Honestly, what if they're not going the route of mobile launch sites? What if it was a ruse just to make us waste time and resources looking for mobile launch sites? Or, you can go the other way with this... what if they really are setting up mobile launch sites for a liquid fueled ICBM? Even if we saw the launcher-erectors we would write it off unless we saw the accompanying tanker trucks... and even then we'd probably write it off because they are supposedly easy to find and sitting ducks during the fueling process. But the North Koreans know their back yard best.
And finally, so what if those were mockups and there's already a precedent set? They have the ambition for this. There's no doubt in my mind that they have their best scientists working night and day on this (scary thing is they're probably doing it willingly, too). That's enough for me.
And finally, so what if those were mockups and there's already a precedent set? They have the ambition for this. There's no doubt in my mind that they have their best scientists working night and day on this (scary thing is they're probably doing it willingly, too). That's enough for me.