North Korea's Fourth of July missile launches was that country's way of thumbing its nose at the United States.
But it's just one more example of the irrational -- even immature -- behavior coming out of that nation.
Described as tests, the missile launches were nothing of the sort. They were a clumsy and ham-handed attempt at intimidation. Considering the U.S. was anticipating a long-range missile launch that could have landed near Hawaii, the seven short-range missiles -- which hit water just off the Korean coast -- failed to impress.
To the contrary, it raised questions about North Korea's capacity to send missiles, particularly nuclear-tipped varieties, anywhere near the United States ...
So the missile launches become the equivalent of a government-sponsored temper tantrum ...
New Castle (Pa.) News
