Two fair questions prompted by the cartoon: (1) How far has North Korea’s missile program advanced since 2006 and (2) how far has the US Ground Based Midcourse Defense System (GMD) advanced since 2006?
Global Security Newswire Quotes Kingston Reif on Missile Defense
North Korea’s Failed Rocket Launch Prompts Missile-Defense Questions By Douglas P. Guarino Global Security Newswire April 17, 2012 North Korea’s failed rocket launch last week underscores the need for the United States to rethink missile defense spending, according to some lawmakers and arms control advocates. Click here to read the rest of the article and […]
Politico Article on Missile Defense Quotes Phil Coyle
Missile defense debate reignites By EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE Politico For decades, the military’s been trying to get a missile shield system in place that would eliminate the danger of the kind potentially posed by the rocket North Korea launched Friday morning Pyongyang time. Click here to read the rest of the article and quotes from […]
North Korea’s Planned Rocket Launch Update
South Korea’s YTN reports North Korea may launch its Kwangmyeongseong-3 rocket on April 14th, weather permitting. The North is expected to hold a parliamentary session on April 13th to anoint Kim Jong-un and celebrate its founder Kim Il-sung’s 100th birthday on April 15th. YTN reports, the North is allowing international media to arrive on April 12th.
Abandon Negotiations with North Korea?
By: Gen. Robert Gard An editorial in The Washington Post’s 13 March 2012 edition ridicules the Obama administration for offering 240 metric tons of nutritional assistance to North Korea’s undernourished and hungry population. In return, as part of an announcement on 29 February, Pyongyang agreed to suspend nuclear and missile testing, freeze enrichment of uranium […]
