To understand this missile launch, I think you have to look at the totality of the circumstances. On Monday, Zoellick, Pres of the World Bank wrote about a gold standard and using the Chinese Yuan in the basket of currencies - the SDR, the missle was launched, then you have a Chinese downgrade of US debt, and Chinese introduction of capital controls in repsonse to Ben bernanke's QE2 All within days of the upcoming G20 Summit. http://fiatcollapse.blogspot.com/2010/11/missile-launch-prior-to-g20-meeting.html These things are thought thru - it's a sovereign chess match.
It's nowhere on Yahoo's main page. I had to go to the Drudge Report to see it at the top. Instead, Yahoo gives us the details of the ongoing Obama drama in India. One would think a video of an unexplained ICBM is more important than seeing Mrs. O. fumbling around trying to do a traditional Indian dance.
This is a history changing event given that U.S. military has no clue after 24 hours, no matter who launched.
I'm really wondering who could get that close to the Pacific Fleet and launch a missile, retreating undetected...
So you believe the US never denies its actions? That the US gave full disclosure about Stealth aircraft?
Riddler perhaps? See around 55 sec. it shows what happened. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/62Iss5TQLhU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/62Iss5TQLhU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
According to numerous reports, the military is in earnest trying to find out and do not know who launched it. A few suggest it was a jet fighter.
My money would be betting that the US accidentally launched it and is hoping that the issue will slowly fade away with time. Deny, deny, deny.