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2010-03-12 China-Japan-Koreas

U.S. Crack WMD Team Takes Part in Joint Exercises

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Posted by Steve White 2010-03-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 It is pretty clear that securing and removal of nuclear weapons from Nork is a Chinese responsibility. Simply put, only they could muster the resources quickly enough to do the job right and minimize risk.

This would be with Russia looking over their shoulders, and preparing to act with the US if China somehow screwed up.

By the US and Skor preparing for this, more than anything else, keeps the Norks looking South, making things a little easier for the Chinese, if they have to act.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-03-12 09:38|| 2010-03-12 09:38|| Front Page Top

#2 OTOH WMF > SINO-NORTH KOREA TUMEN RIVER PORTS AGREEMENT IS A MULTI-FACET WARNING TO US, JAPAN, AND REGION.

To wit,

* DETER US STRATGIC ATTACK from SEA OF JAPAN.
* PARTIAL CHINESE TAKEOVER, SECURITY GUARANTEE OF NORTH KOREA?
* INFERRED OFFENSIVE THREAT to JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN. Allows China to break the US-JAPAN-ALLIED BARRIER to Chin-desired "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN" AND BEYOND.
* MONITOR RUSSIA'S REGIONAL, GEOPOL MOVES.
* RIPPLE/TRICKLE-DOWN TRANSREGIONAL EFFECTS, espec as per US-SINGAPORE = STRAITS OF MALACCAS

IOW, the Agreement is deemed as helping China to defeat the US in KOREAS, JAPAN, TAIWAN, + MALACCAS, ETC, BY IMPROVING CHINA'S MIL ABILITY TO DE FACTO DEFEAT US MILFORS FAR OUTSIDE ANY LOCAL = SPECIFIC THEATER OF BATTLE.

To defeat the US in TAIWAN, etc. CHINA MUST DEFEAT THE US IN GUAM, HAWAII, AND BEYOND.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-03-12 18:37|| 2010-03-12 18:37|| Front Page Top

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