Greetings from Beijing. Li Bin (right) says hello. China flight tested a Julang-2 submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on or near June 10. A (probably Golf-class) submarine launched the JL-2 westward toward a target on a test range inside the country. Bill Gertz reported the test in the Washington Times, which was later confirmed by …
Appoint A Special Envoy for Six Party Talks Now
by | 2005-06-25 | 3 Comments
Senators Reid (D-NV), Levin (D-MI), Biden (D-DE) and Rockefeller (D-WV) have urged President Bush “to appoint a special envoy to coordinate Korea policy and represent us in direct dialogue with North Korea and at the Six Party talks.” The argument—outlined in a letter dated June 23—is pretty simple: Our current path leads to one of …
Is the Bush Administration Too Divided To Deal With North Korea?
by | 2005-06-22 | 1 Comment
Chun Dong-young and the Il-iminator himself. Kim Jong Il reportedly told South Korean Unification Minister Chun Dong-young (right), “If the United States treats the North in a friendly manner, we will possess not one nuclear weapon.” Kim also expressed a willingness to return to Six Party talks and, as part of a final agreement, accept …
Off to Beijing, Chinese Military Power Delays
by | 2005-06-21 | No Comments
I am off to Beijing for about a month, initially to attend a CISSM Workshop at Tsinghua University (清华大学) and then, eventually, deliver two lectures at Tsinghua’s Arms Control Seminar In the meantime, I leave you with a little Nelson Report action on the Pentagon’s delay in releasing Chinese Military Power: While that may take …
