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Reader Comments in the NY Times

Congratulations Rick, you made the New York Times!

In the New York Times Magazine, Bill Broad playfully detailed how North Korea’s rocket launch was used in the policy debate over missile defense.

For a witty opening, he linked to a quote by reader “Rick” — posted on the blog — who noted:

Pacific plankton will forever live in fear of the mighty reach of Kim Jong Il, now that millions have perished in one mighty splash.

This is the second time this post has gotten a little mainstream media love. Rachel Maddow actually showed a graphic of the post on MSNBC (at 5:18):

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Jeffrey Lewis

Writing on ACW 2004–2026

Dr. Jeffrey Lewis is the founding publisher of Arms Control Wonk.com. He is the Director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. His also a non-resident affiliate at Stanford's Center for Security and International Cooperation and a Contributing Editor to Survival.

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