Avatar photoFinger Lickin' Good

Pyongyang gets fried chicken delivery for the first time. AP’s Jaesoon Chang explains: Choi Won-ho, head of a fried chicken franchiser that has about 70 restaurants across South Korea, said Friday he is opening a 50-table restaurant in Pyongyang on Nov. 15. It will also deliver chicken and draft beer to homes. “I have wanted …

Avatar photoBloggingheads with Jackie

My diavlog with Jackie Shire from ISIS is on the site. I model that “Get Il” shirt at the beginning of the Nork Segment.

Avatar photoNuke Planning Against DPRK, Libya & Friends

Hans Kristensen has a great catch — a STRATCOM document redacted the names of certain countries now subject to strike planning, but left pictures of their weapons and facilities: The 26-page declassified document, an excerpt from a 123-page STRATCOM briefing on the production of the 2003 strategic nuclear war plan known as OPLAN 8044 Revision …

Avatar photoBlair on Hair Trigger Alert

Bruce Blair disagrees with Ambassador Rocca about “hair trigger” alert: As they have been configured for several decades, their command and early warning systems are geared to launch on warning – firing friendly forces en masse before the anticipated arrival of incoming enemy missiles with flight times of 12 to 30 minutes. The presidents of …