NORTH KOREA POSITIONS NUCLEAR MISSILE FOR LAUNCH ...TO ATTACK US ALLIES?

Reports coming in from South Korea's Yonhap News Agency says, North Korea has moved what appears to be a mid-range Musudan missile to its east coast, the agency quoted multiple government sources privy to intelligence from U.S. and South Korean authorities. The Musudan missile is believed to have a range of 3,000 km (1,875 miles) or more, which would put all of South Korea and Japan in range and possibly also the U.S. territory of Guam in the Pacific Ocean. North Korea is not believed to have tested these mid-range missiles. But what is not clear is, whether the missile was mounted with a warhead or whether the North was planning to fire it or was just putting it on display as a show of force. Though Yonhap did not say if the missile had been moved to the missile site.

A South Korean government source was quoted as saying.

"South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities have obtained indications the North has moved an object that appears to be a mid-range missile to the east coast," the source said.

The missile was moved to the coast by train. The North has a missile launch site on the northeastern coast, which it has used to unsuccessfully test-fire long-range rockets in the past.