North Korea keeps ratcheting up the threat index with pronouncements that they're going to unleash nuclear annihilation against the US and South Korea. The threats are definitely crazy, but I think they've been acting as rational irrationalists. What do I mean by this? It means that they're crazy like a fox and have a definite strategy here. They know from past history that crazy gets the goods.
Showing posts with label nuclear proliferation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nuclear proliferation. Show all posts
Thursday, 4 April 2013
The Rational Irrationalism of North Korea
Posted on 06:15 by Unknown
Posted in China, Japan, Kim Jong-un, missile defense, missile tech, North Korea, nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons, South Korea, USA
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Monday, 9 April 2012
Is North Korea Contemplating New Nuclear Test As It Readies Missile For Launch
Posted on 08:05 by Unknown
North Korea has been quite busy in the past couple of days with pronouncements about preparing for a test of a new long rang missile. Now, South Korea is warning of possible preparations by the North to conduct a new underground nuclear weapons test. All this comes just months after Kim Jong Un assumed the role of national leader following the death of his father Kim Jong Il. The missile test and
Friday, 2 March 2012
Putting Iran's Elections Into Context
Posted on 07:25 by Unknown
Iran's carrying out elections and the results wont really shed all that much light on who wields power in the country. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei basically picks and chooses who runs through the Guardian Council. There are hardliner factions, including those who have backed Khamenei's previous chosen one - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (who is term-limited and can't run for a third term as
Posted in Ali Khamenei, economy, elections, foreign policy, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, nuclear proliferation, propaganda
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Wednesday, 29 February 2012
North Korea Agrees To Moratorium on Nuclear Weapons, Missile Development
Posted on 08:25 by Unknown
This is being hailed as a significant breakthrough, and it should be. However, we need to be vigilant that North Korea isn't double dealing - saying one thing to the US all while engaging in clandestine operations or proliferation activities.The United States said Wednesday North Korea has agreed to suspend nuclear activities and accept a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests, in a
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Ranking Nuclear Security By Country
Posted on 10:20 by Unknown
The Nuclear Threat Initiative, which is headed by former US Senator Sam Nunn, has released a study of 32 nations that have nuclear capabilities - both nuclear weapons and civilian nuclear programs - that ranks each country by taking into account on-site security, political stability, economic conditions, security and safety, international commitments (such as nuclear nonproliferation), and other
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