click on the image for a larger version The two halves of the ROK Ship Cheonan are raised from the sea near the ROK-owned island of Baegryeong-do, which in turn is very close to the DPRK’s mainland. The Cheonan was sunk on 27 March 2010. (Note, I have “flipped” the image on the right to …
Seoul Purpose
by | 2010-04-22 | 12 Comments
The DPRK has issued its own “nuclear posture review” — actually a “memorandum” titled something like “The Korean Peninsula and the Nuclear Issue” (English | Korean). The Korean version is substantially longer and more detailed. It needs a decent translation, including the title. I can’t decide whether I am pleasantly surprised or sort of disappointed, …
Iranian ICBM by 2015?
by | 2010-04-21 | 28 Comments
The Pentagon submitted a report to Congress containing the claim that Iran could develop an intercontinental ballistic missile by 2015. Ah, the dreaded could. Section 1245 of the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act required the Department of Defense to submit a report to Congress on Iran’s military power, similar to the annual Report on the …
Ingram on Lib Dems and Trident
by | 2010-04-20 | 13 Comments
After the very unusual television debate among the candidates for UK Prime Minister, the Liberal Democrats have, according to some polls, shot into the lead. (The poll numbers above are from one of those instant response things; the race is much closer.) That is all the more fascinating, since the LibDems have been the least …
