Anyway, Kim is certainly on his way to making it onto the terrorist list. The North Korean government has recently made it clear that airlines should not fly over their country, as they “cannot guarantee security” of aircraft, specifically mentioning the South Korean air traffic. All of this would just fall in the realm of normal saber rattling, if it wasn’t for the belief that the North is about to launch a missile, potentially with the range to reach Alaska. The North has said they are looking to launch a satellite into space, but most observers think that it is just a cover to allow them to set up the missile for testing. These threats against civil aviation suggests that they may be trying to keep their space clear so their launch goes off without problems.

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