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North Korea launches ballistic missile in defiance of world, US confirms
North Korea launches ballistic missile in defiance of world, US confirms
âUS Pacific Command Detected What We Assess Was A North Korean Missile Launch At 10:33 Am Hawaii Time . The Ballistic Missile Launch Occurred Near The Pukchang Airfield, PACOM Spokesman Commander Dave Benham Said In A Statement. PTI | Updated on: 29 Apr 2017, 07:04:47 AM
Washington:
Pyongyang has fired a ballistic missile but it did not leave North Korean territory, the US military’s Pacific Command has said.
“US Pacific Command detected what we assess was a North Korean missile launch at 10:33 am Hawaii time . The ballistic missile launch occurred near the Pukchang airfield,” PACOM spokesman Commander Dave Benham said in a statement.
Our most routine activities each day, grocery shopping, getting gas in our cars, cash advances at the ATM, filling prescriptions, online health care apps and hundreds more, all rely on the assumption that our personal data is immediately available and is trusted and secure. More critical elements of our lives like the electricity to power banks, gas stations, hospitals, and grocery stores rides on critical infrastructure that we all assume and in fact, demand, will be reliable, safe, and free of interference. How many of us really understand that each of these necessary elements of our lives rely on space. More specifically time from space. Most specifically, GPS signals that coordinate the exact time so all our transactions can proceed smoothly. That same timing signal ensures our critical infrastructure operates smoothly and safely.
The recently reestablished U.S. Space Command Headquarters has officially been operating out of Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs since Sept. 9, 2019. And this isn’t the first time.
U.S. Space Command was initially formed in 1985 and was in Colorado Springs until its closure in 2002.
But for decades, Colorado Springs continued to conduct space operations globally, 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, 365 days-a-year. Colorado Springs has had the watch.
Today, Colorado Springs continues to possess the trained military personnel and technical expertise necessary to assume the responsibilities of a Unified Combatant Command for space and the space-related responsibilities previously assigned to United States Strategic Command.
The Omaha-area base has its own space legacy, with the Offutt-based U.S. Strategic Command actually having overseen military space operations until just last year.
Combine that mission synergy with Offuttâs tremendous communications infrastructure, a state university thatâs one of just 14 nationally designated by the Defense Department as a center for national security research, and community leaders whoâve shown theyâre not afraid to open their wallets in a big way to support the military. Taken together, those pushing the Offutt bid believe the base can rocket to the top.
âWe have all the right things to be highly competitive for this mission,â said Rick Evans, a retired Air Force major general from Omaha who is working with the state and Greater Omaha Chamber on the Offutt bid. âI would be surprised if we arenât in the top 1 or 2. We have a solid chance.â