While the usual suspects fantasize in their collective right-wing whack-shack about a North Korean ballistic missile test, a working GMD, etc., it would be useful to take a look at what North Korea’s MFA said 1 June. The fact that North Korea invited Chris Hill for a visit was widely reported at the time. But …
Stand Down, Boys
by | 2006-06-22 | 7 Comments
The Flat Earth Society has a foothold in the Wall Street Journal editorial page: It’s possible we’ll wake up to the news that Pyongyang has tested the long-range ballistic missile that is fully fueled and which U.S. satellites have monitored for more than a month. If so, we hope we’ll also learn that the U.S. …
Missile defense may be on, but there’s nobody home
by | 2006-06-21 | 4 Comments
Victoria Samson here, commandeering ACW for a bit (per Dr. Wonk’s approval, of course) to talk a bit about the activation of the U.S. missile defense system. According to the WashTimes’ Bill Gertz, the U.S. military is getting all systems ready to go in case they need to shoot down an errant Taepodong 2 ballistic …
Taepodong Test Prep
by | 2006-06-20 | 5 Comments
I’ve been a little reluctant to write about the preparations for the Taepodong 2 launch. The press—especially the Japanese press—is filled with a huge amount of disinformation that really complicates things. Japanese news sources reported that North Korean television told North Koreans to “raise the national flag” and watch television for a “message to the …
