North Koreans In New York (I think). Joseph DeTrani (Special Envoy for Six-Party Talks and U.S. Representative to KEDO) and Jim Foster (Director, EAP/K) met with for a second time with their North Korean counterparts though the New York channel. (The New York Times and Washington Post have more). As usual, Chris Nelson has the …
PSI: The Record To Date
Writing about “relentless American intelligence agent” Jack Bauer—Keifer Sutherland’s character in 24”—New York Times television critic Frank Rich claimed “a fictional TV action hero is more engaged with the war on terror than those in Washington who actually have his job.” A couple months later, Condi Rice is talking up the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) …
Challenges to U.S. Space Superiority
A new report by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Challenges to U.S. Space Superiority, warns more spacefaring states mean more challenges to US space superiority. Pretty soon, everybody will be operating in space. The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) summarizes the report: U.S. Space Superiority Threatened The club of spacefaring nations …
North Korea's Underground Facilities
Lee Yeong-jong of the conservative Joongang Ilbo reports that the head of South Korea’s National Intelligence Service does not believe activity near Kilju is preparation for a nuclear test: During a closed-door talk on Friday, NIS head Ko Young-kooc said, “South Korea and the U.S. have been monitoring signs of digging at a tunnel of …
