2009年 04月 03日
北のミサイルには手出ししないアメリカ |
リアリズムの観点（国家の自己利益優先）から考えたら、これはアメリカにとってごく当然のことですよね。
すでに日本でも出ている情報かも知れませんが、とりあえずメモ代わりにここへ。
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US will not shoot down North Korean missile: Gates
AFP
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday a missile launch by North Korea appeared imminent but that the United States would not shoot it down.
Speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” Gates appeared to contradict Admiral Timothy Keating, head of the US Pacific Command, who had reportedly said the military was ready to shoot down the missile if given the order.
“I think if we had a missile that was heading for Hawaii, that looked like it was headed for Hawaii or something like that, we might consider it. I don’t think we have any plans to do anything like that at this point,” Gates said.
Asked if the launch was set to happen, the Pentagon chief said: “I think it probably will.” “I would say we’re not prepared to do anything about it,” he added, following Keating’s remark in an interview with ABC News.
Gates said the US government believed the launch was “intended as a mask for the development of an intercontinental ballistic missile,” but that this type of missile did not have the range to reach Alaska.
It was North Korea’s “long-term intent” to arm such a missile with a nuclear warhead, he added.
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「日本さん、ミサイルで撃ち落としたいなら自分でやって下さい。アメリカはやりませんが」ということですな（苦笑
WSJでも同じような記事が。
すでに日本でも出ている情報かも知れませんが、とりあえずメモ代わりにここへ。
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US will not shoot down North Korean missile: Gates
AFP
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday a missile launch by North Korea appeared imminent but that the United States would not shoot it down.
Speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” Gates appeared to contradict Admiral Timothy Keating, head of the US Pacific Command, who had reportedly said the military was ready to shoot down the missile if given the order.
“I think if we had a missile that was heading for Hawaii, that looked like it was headed for Hawaii or something like that, we might consider it. I don’t think we have any plans to do anything like that at this point,” Gates said.
Asked if the launch was set to happen, the Pentagon chief said: “I think it probably will.” “I would say we’re not prepared to do anything about it,” he added, following Keating’s remark in an interview with ABC News.
Gates said the US government believed the launch was “intended as a mask for the development of an intercontinental ballistic missile,” but that this type of missile did not have the range to reach Alaska.
It was North Korea’s “long-term intent” to arm such a missile with a nuclear warhead, he added.
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「日本さん、ミサイルで撃ち落としたいなら自分でやって下さい。アメリカはやりませんが」ということですな（苦笑
WSJでも同じような記事が。
by masa_the_man
| 2009-04-03 01:46
| ニュース
