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| N Korea vows to attack Japan if its rocket intercepted |
| 2009-04-03 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] North KoreaŽs military threatened yesterday to attack ŽŽmajor targetsŽŽ in Japan if Tokyo tries to shoot down a satellite it intends to launch as soon as this weekend. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #17 There's violence in the Japanese culture somehow even today. Think Yakuza.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-04-03 23:07 |
| #16 Their films have been becoming more and violent and more... um... western. There's always been a violent undercurrent in Japanese culture. Think of it as a safety valve rather than an indicator. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-04-03 23:01 |
| #15 "The status of the Korean Peninsulas must never change" > As per the above, METHINKS IT SHOWS ONCE AGAIN WHY TH DPRK = NORTH KOREA WOULD WANT NUCLEAR WEAPONS. The KOREAN PEOPLES INCLUD NORTH KOREA recognize that iff "GREAT POWER" WARFARE DOESN'T WIPE OUT NORTH KOREA + TWO KOREAS IN GENERAL, LOCAL STARVATION = PERMANENT ECON MORASS + NORTH KOREA'S LACK OF CONTROL OER ITS OWN STATE DESTINY VEE CHINA + WORLD POWERS WILL. E.G.for NOKORS, WAFF/TOPIX > MULLEN: US MUST PREVENT IMPLOSION OF NUCLEAR-ARMED PAKISTAN, as potentially controled by Radical Islamists-MilTerrs. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-04-03 20:06 |
| #14 WORLD MILITARY FORUM > USA COVERTLY SUPPORTS SOVEREIGNTY IN THE CHINA SEAS FOR JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, VIETNAM, MALAYSIA, AND TWO KOREAS AGZ CHINA. US DESIRES TO BREAK CHINA'S PAN/EAST-ASIA CONTAINMENT AND DOMINATION STRATEGY TO PREVENT THE RISE OF A POWERFUL CHINA??? Also on WMF > [OTOH] CHINESE GENERAL: THE STATUS OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA MUST NEVER CHANGE. THE KOREAS ARE A VITAL "FACE OF CHINA" IN ASIA-PACIFIC. CHINA, RUSSIA DO NOT WISH TO SEE A US-CONTROLLED UNIFIED KOREAN PENINSULA; + CHINA ONLY HAS A POWERFUL LAND ARMY, AND NOT YET A STRONG NAVY OR AIR FORCES. THE CHINESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER, IMPROVED LONG-RANGE BALLISTIC AND SUBMARINE MISSLES, AND SPACE BOMBERS ARE A STRATEGIC PRIORITY FOR CHINA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-04-03 19:58 |
| #13 To be clear, I am not hoping for a war to occur as long as we have people there. We should have been able to work with SK and China to bring this awful regime down as softly as possible, but they seem unconcerned about the mass starvation, torture and nuclear saber rattling as long as they are getting rich. Our current president now shares their views and seems to believe that NK is acting out because of how we treat them, not because they are evil and crazy. But I think the scenario I outlined is plausible and agree with other commentors that Japan will become less pacifist in the near future. It is not completely a bad thing. Their government has a duty to prepare for the defense of their nation and that needs to involve some sort of offensive capability as well as ABM, ASW, etc. |
| Posted by: JAB 2009-04-03 19:03 |
| #12 ...so we wish. However, that nasty little part about while the Germans admit their 'error' of behavior and have had generations handed the record, the Japanese have been very evasive about the 'truth' of WWII activities. From the moment the Japanese accept surrender, their now declassified diplomatic communications show a full blown effort to obscure their actions and [a very early example] play the victim card with the atomic bombs. They are still a very closed and racist society with the veneer of high tech cuteness to mask it all. It wouldn't take that much to return to the 'old ways', though I hope that its towards the ideal rather than the reality of what it really was. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-04-03 16:24 |
| #11 suspect the US military pretty much killed off that gene line 64 years ago. Not there to wake up anymore. Oh it is still there, just dormant. They focus it into business and other pursuits. Their films have been becoming more and violent and more... um... western. Less defense and "woe is us for doing this" to more attack and kill 'em all and ask questions later. I suspect we will see Japan drop the pacifist angle in a decade or two. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-04-03 15:27 |
| #10 Works for me, JAB. I'll order more popcorn. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-04-03 15:03 |
| #9 Sounds GOOD to me. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-04-03 14:24 |
| #8 No. But we know they take days to setup, though he pulled off some hidden launches of smaller missiles a couple years back. Worst case sequence of events could be: 1. NK shoots Dong towards Japan and it actually flies straight. 2. Japan shoots it down. 3. NK seethes and preps for more shots. 4. Japan destroys rockets on launch pad by air. 5. All hell breaks loose. |
| Posted by: JAB 2009-04-03 14:23 |
| #7 So anyone know what and how many Kim has in the way of missles that could reach Japan? |
| Posted by: mercutio 2009-04-03 13:13 |
| #6 do they nopt remeber how the japanese treated them into WW2 |
| Posted by: Mt Dew addiction 2009-04-03 12:55 |
| #5 I suspect we'll find out soon, Glen.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-04-03 09:43 |
| #4 whatadeal, I suspect the US military pretty much killed off that gene line 64 years ago. Not there to wake up anymore. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-04-03 08:27 |
| #3 The Norks will regret awakening the Bushido Samurai. That is foolish on a massive scale. |
| Posted by: whatadeal 2009-04-03 06:47 |
| #2 With what? More rockets? Not sure how to say 'Go ahead, punk, make my day" in Japanese. We might find out saturday. |
| Posted by: JAB 2009-04-03 00:20 |
| #1 This has been told to me by Japan. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-04-03 00:19 |