TV says NK has launched some missiles. If I am not in the Sea of Japan, or in NK, etc., how could I possibly verify that this is true, given the near blackout of information into and out of NK ? I don't want (at least not in this thread) to discuss the possibility that it did not occur, but I _do_ want to discuss the short term and long term mechanisms by which I could decide whether it occurred. Public radar ? Weather radar ? Some tourist on a boat ? Is there any reason to expect that at some point I could make an informed decision about this ? My second question is, does anyone talk to anyone in NK ? Do they have mail ? Do they have phones ? If I want to talk to someone (anyone) in NK, how would I go about this ? Is it completely impossible ? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com