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Thursday, June 22, 2006
NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR FOOTPRINT
LEAVES LARGE SHADOW
The Pentagon announced yesterday that it has in place an operational missle defense system. Sources in the BMD office confirm that recent "testing" status has been changed to "operational" for the multi-layered vision of the late President Reagan, who started with SDI or Space Defense Initiative, thereby enabling us to gain this ability to defend ourselves from ballistic missle attack.
Through stalwart defense of military spending in the House to continue to fully fund these programs, we posess not only the cutting edge in ballistic missle threats, but the only technology to "shoot missles down" and it's only for us and our allies.
This revelation was not made through normal news dissemination channels, the source remained unidentified, though he and his bosses were quoted extensively. An intended leak, I'd say, to confront news that North Korea has been prepared to test launch a missle our intelligence services term as a viable threat or capable of reaching U.S. mainland.
Under the control of current dictator Kim Jong Il, since the mid 90's, North Korea has built up it's missle program and made large strides with help from China, Russia and Iran.
The North faces a barrage of complaints and charges from it's Asian neighbors, although China refuses to endorse sanctions against it, China does act as a go-between, apparently asking Kim Jong Il, on behalf of the international communtiy, to halt his aggressive nuclear program and ballistic missle testing program, both programs which fly outside the sanctioning of the Nuclear Non-Prolifieration Treaty, and the halting of missle tests.
Kim Jong Il haughtily defended his 'right' to persue missle expertise, a skill only testing will achieve. What was supposed to be a satellite launch, turned out to be a live fire of a missle into the Sea of Japan, over the Japanese mainland itself. This deceptive behaviour is common with the North, and the International community has roundly condemned the upcoming missle test.
Japan Prime Minister Koizumi says, "...if they ignore our views and launch a missle, then the Japanese government, consulting with the U.S., would have to respond harshly".
The Australian PM chimed in with the strongest possible language, warning of "serious consequenses" should North Korea go through with it's planned missle test flight.
The United States and it's allies in the South Pacific and Asian theatre agree, a ballistic missle test would be a "highly provocative act" which would not be without consequences.
America's Ballistic Missle Defense (BMD) system consists of landbased missles, sitting in Ft. Greeley, Alaska and Vandenburg AFB in Southern California, both areas inside the capability arc of the Taepo'dong-2 missle, and sea-based missles, fired from strategically located Aegis warships. Two Aegis cruisers are sitting off the Korean peninsula now as a first line of missle defense for our Asian allies. Israel also has several Aegis systems, designed to repel the known inter-theatre ballistic missle threat if faces from Iran, Syria and others.
North Korea's "robust" missle program has successfully test fired and launched missles in the past, and poses the most present threat to the United States mainland with the successful launching of the Taepo'dong-1 and 2 missle some years ago. With recent innovations, as well as satellite reconnaissance and intelligence from defectors, the known range of the Taepo'dong-2 missle has increased to include a large area of the western United States, in an arc from Arizona to Wisconsin.
Katykarter ¶ 3:55 PM 0 comments
LEAVES LARGE SHADOW
The Pentagon announced yesterday that it has in place an operational missle defense system. Sources in the BMD office confirm that recent "testing" status has been changed to "operational" for the multi-layered vision of the late President Reagan, who started with SDI or Space Defense Initiative, thereby enabling us to gain this ability to defend ourselves from ballistic missle attack.
Through stalwart defense of military spending in the House to continue to fully fund these programs, we posess not only the cutting edge in ballistic missle threats, but the only technology to "shoot missles down" and it's only for us and our allies.
This revelation was not made through normal news dissemination channels, the source remained unidentified, though he and his bosses were quoted extensively. An intended leak, I'd say, to confront news that North Korea has been prepared to test launch a missle our intelligence services term as a viable threat or capable of reaching U.S. mainland.
Under the control of current dictator Kim Jong Il, since the mid 90's, North Korea has built up it's missle program and made large strides with help from China, Russia and Iran.
The North faces a barrage of complaints and charges from it's Asian neighbors, although China refuses to endorse sanctions against it, China does act as a go-between, apparently asking Kim Jong Il, on behalf of the international communtiy, to halt his aggressive nuclear program and ballistic missle testing program, both programs which fly outside the sanctioning of the Nuclear Non-Prolifieration Treaty, and the halting of missle tests.
Kim Jong Il haughtily defended his 'right' to persue missle expertise, a skill only testing will achieve. What was supposed to be a satellite launch, turned out to be a live fire of a missle into the Sea of Japan, over the Japanese mainland itself. This deceptive behaviour is common with the North, and the International community has roundly condemned the upcoming missle test.
Japan Prime Minister Koizumi says, "...if they ignore our views and launch a missle, then the Japanese government, consulting with the U.S., would have to respond harshly".
The Australian PM chimed in with the strongest possible language, warning of "serious consequenses" should North Korea go through with it's planned missle test flight.
The United States and it's allies in the South Pacific and Asian theatre agree, a ballistic missle test would be a "highly provocative act" which would not be without consequences.
America's Ballistic Missle Defense (BMD) system consists of landbased missles, sitting in Ft. Greeley, Alaska and Vandenburg AFB in Southern California, both areas inside the capability arc of the Taepo'dong-2 missle, and sea-based missles, fired from strategically located Aegis warships. Two Aegis cruisers are sitting off the Korean peninsula now as a first line of missle defense for our Asian allies. Israel also has several Aegis systems, designed to repel the known inter-theatre ballistic missle threat if faces from Iran, Syria and others.
North Korea's "robust" missle program has successfully test fired and launched missles in the past, and poses the most present threat to the United States mainland with the successful launching of the Taepo'dong-1 and 2 missle some years ago. With recent innovations, as well as satellite reconnaissance and intelligence from defectors, the known range of the Taepo'dong-2 missle has increased to include a large area of the western United States, in an arc from Arizona to Wisconsin.
Katykarter ¶ 3:55 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Notes Around the Political Sphere
NY Times/Drudge: The US is debating whether to engage in direct talks with Iran,
Which would break a longstanding taboo of negotiating with terrorists. For what it’s worth, the contact spoke only on condition of anonymity. Reference to leaks and anonymous quotes: what’s the difference?
"Diplomacy is much more than just talking to your friends," Mr. Armitage said in a telephone interview. "You've got to talk to people who aren't our friends, and even people you dislike. Some people in the administration think that diplomacy is a sign of weakness. In fact, it can show that you're strong."
Richard L. Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of State under Colin Powell
Henry Kissinger, Armitage and Powell all advocate direct talks with Iran about ending it’s nuclear ambitions.
An huge sticking point is, as always, why mustn’t smaller less developed countries be allowed to posess the very same level of technology and it’s use for anything they wish? After all, we have the ‘bomb’, don’t we”
America is the big brother of the world. Russia, which is making a comeback in the superpower race, is our evil twin, and China is the large, well known bully on the block. The European Union is stretched between wide gulfs in liberalism and conservatism, and will allow the proliferations of dissent for far too long.
America, herself under attack from liberalism and political correctness at home, just as the EU is, finds herself outside popular opinion in the UN security council on dealing with radicalism and fascism and the threats coming from Iran.
Security Council members Russia and China oppose sanctions against Iran and resolutions that could clear the way to military action. ¶ 5:44 PM 0 comments
NY Times/Drudge: The US is debating whether to engage in direct talks with Iran,
Which would break a longstanding taboo of negotiating with terrorists. For what it’s worth, the contact spoke only on condition of anonymity. Reference to leaks and anonymous quotes: what’s the difference?
"Diplomacy is much more than just talking to your friends," Mr. Armitage said in a telephone interview. "You've got to talk to people who aren't our friends, and even people you dislike. Some people in the administration think that diplomacy is a sign of weakness. In fact, it can show that you're strong."
Richard L. Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of State under Colin Powell
Henry Kissinger, Armitage and Powell all advocate direct talks with Iran about ending it’s nuclear ambitions.
An huge sticking point is, as always, why mustn’t smaller less developed countries be allowed to posess the very same level of technology and it’s use for anything they wish? After all, we have the ‘bomb’, don’t we”
America is the big brother of the world. Russia, which is making a comeback in the superpower race, is our evil twin, and China is the large, well known bully on the block. The European Union is stretched between wide gulfs in liberalism and conservatism, and will allow the proliferations of dissent for far too long.
America, herself under attack from liberalism and political correctness at home, just as the EU is, finds herself outside popular opinion in the UN security council on dealing with radicalism and fascism and the threats coming from Iran.
Security Council members Russia and China oppose sanctions against Iran and resolutions that could clear the way to military action. ¶ 5:44 PM 0 comments
