That other war... DPRK

[John Hill]

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/13/poli ... index.html

But in those few moments of uncertainty, the situation escalated quickly enough that the Federal Aviation Administration, which is part of a routine interagency discussion whenever there is a missile launch of this kind, grounded some planes on the West Coast around 2:30 p.m. PST on Monday for about 15 minutes.
The grounding forced air traffic controllers to hold some aircraft on the ground, while briefly diverting others in the air, according to air traffic control recordings, but controllers were at a loss when asked to explain to pilots what had caused the grounding. Some controllers erroneously referred to it as a national ground stop, something which hasn't been seen since 9/11.
The question, now, is what sparked that initial burst of urgency -- and perhaps, why the FAA reacted the way that it did.

They have been at war for 70 years and the USA is apparently powerless to bring it to a close while year by year the threat to the continental USA becomes greater.

[llondel]

Surely if there's an incoming ballistic missile you want your aircraft off the ground so they can at least have some chance of getting people away from any possible impact.

[tango15]

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/13/poli ... index.html

But in those few moments of uncertainty, the situation escalated quickly enough that the Federal Aviation Administration, which is part of a routine interagency discussion whenever there is a missile launch of this kind, grounded some planes on the West Coast around 2:30 p.m. PST on Monday for about 15 minutes.
The grounding forced air traffic controllers to hold some aircraft on the ground, while briefly diverting others in the air, according to air traffic control recordings, but controllers were at a loss when asked to explain to pilots what had caused the grounding. Some controllers erroneously referred to it as a national ground stop, something which hasn't been seen since 9/11.
The question, now, is what sparked that initial burst of urgency -- and perhaps, why the FAA reacted the way that it did.

They have been at war for 70 years and the USA is apparently powerless to bring it to a close while year by year the threat to the continental USA becomes greater.

...and guess where the USS Pueblo is still moored?

The US will never take on N. Korea, or the DRPK if you prefer, because it's close (in every sense of the word), to China, innit?

[John Hill]

I call it the DPRK because that is what they call their country.

The US will never take on N. Korea, or the DRPK if you prefer, because it's close (in every sense of the word), to China, innit?

You are right, they cannot attack them and they cannot make peace with them.