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2009-02-11 China-Japan-Koreas

Ship movements signal possible North Korea missile test

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Posted by Steve White 2009-02-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 TOPIX > HILLARY CLINTON: US DEPLOYMENT OF MISSLE DEFENSE TO EUROPE MAY NOT BE NEEDED IFF IRAN CHANGES ITS NUCLEAR POLICIES.

I don't think so, as Radical Islam needs NUCLEARIZATION for PAN-MUSLIM/ISLAMIC PRESTIGE + IDEO-RELIGIOUS CREDIBILITY, GEOPOL, AS WELL AS FOR PRAGMATIC JIHADIC VICTORY AGZ TECH-SUPERIOR FOES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-02-11 01:19|| 2009-02-11 01:19|| Front Page Top

#2 You test your missile, we'll test our ABM,s.

Posted by Rednek Jim">Rednek Jim 2009-02-11 10:58|| 2009-02-11 10:58|| Front Page Top

#3 How are the punters betting: successful launch or another North Korean pfffft?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2009-02-11 16:52|| 2009-02-11 16:52|| Front Page Top

#4 ION WORLD MIL FORUM/WORLD AFFAIRS BOARD > CHINA THREATENS TO TAKE STRONG ACTION AGZ JAPAN OVER DAOYU ISLANDS.

* CHINA > Iff you escalate, we will escalate; JAPAN [Foreign Ministry] says Okey-Dokey.

WMF POSTER > opined CHINA will likely choose ECON RETALIATION FIRST [see agz FRANCE] OVER ARMED FORCE - REAL ACTION IS TO DEFEAT THE [ANTI-CHINA/IMPERIALIST]STRATEGY OF THE USA???

Also on WMF [GOOGLE Chinglish translation]> IIUC ARTICLE - THE REPOSITIONING OF JAPAN VEE CHINA AND ASIA IS KEY TO RESOLVING THE ESCALATING DAOYU ISLANDS DISPUTE [Prioritize China-Japan Bilater Regional Diplomacy, Japan Repositioning while retaining CHIN/PLA-specific options for military force agz Japan]: + OP-ED > OFFICERS: CHINA MUST BUILD POTENT OFFSHORE MILITARY BASES TO ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A GREAT POWER.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-02-11 23:36|| 2009-02-11 23:36|| Front Page Top

#5 WORLD MILITARY FORUM > IIUC US-SOUTH KOREA ANALYSIS: NEW NORTH KOREA MISSLE LAUNCH AND PAST LAUNCH TEST HISTORY SHOW NORTH KOREA HAS MASTERED LONG-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSLE LAUNCH TECHNOLOGY [NOKOR still needs more work on WARHEAD DESIGN, MRV TECHS, + ACCURACY/
TARGETING].

* SAME > IIUC SOUTH KOREAN INTELLIGENCE: NORTH KOREA'S LOOMING MISSLE LAUNCH IS POSSIBLY A TEST OF AN IMPROVED LONG-RANGE TAEPONGDONG-2 ICBM CAPABLE OF STRIKING JAPAN AND CONTINENTAL USA [ western US], + SOUTH KOREAN INTELLIGENCE: STRATEGIC FLIGHT PATH OF ANY NORTH KOREAN MISSLE TEST-LAUNCHED FROM MUSUDAN-RI MISSLE BASE EXTENDS/FLIES DIRECTLY OVER JAPAN AND TOWARDS THE USA.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-02-11 23:50|| 2009-02-11 23:50|| Front Page Top

#6 ION MISSLES, WAFF/RIAN > MISSLE FORCES CHIEF:RUSSIA CAN [immediately]LAUNCH ITS ICBMS ON A MINUTE'S NOTICE.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-02-11 23:52|| 2009-02-11 23:52|| Front Page Top

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