tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 5/28/2009
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Most national security analysts see the provocative second nuclear test by North Korea as a direct "poke" at Barack Obama -- testing his resolve in a high stakes international stand-off and demanding senior level US attention.
These analysts are partly correct, but the other part of the ...
bloomberg.com - 5/27/2009
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bloomberg.com —
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea threatened a
military response to South Korean participation in a U.S.-led...
program to seize weapons of mass destruction, and said it will no longer abide by the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War. “The Korean ...
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North Korea Threatens Armed Strike, End to Armistice ...
washingtontimes.com - 5/28/2009
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washingtontimes.com —
OPINION/ANALYSIS: This weekend, North Korea followed through on
its threat and tested a nuclear weapon - one...
far more powerful than the weapon it tested in 2006. In recent weeks, the regime has tested an intercontinental ballistic missile, expelled ...
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COHEN: No time to cut missile defense
theatlantic.com - 5/27/2009
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theatlantic.com —
The underground bomb North Korea detonated this weekend
was equivalent in strength to those dropped by the...
United States on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. In response, the U.S. and Japan will likely call for strong sanctions. They are, ...
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North Korea, the Next Iraq? - The Atlantic
(May 27, 2009)
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Oedipus Tex: Spies, Jesus, and Father V. Son Like Greg Mitchell, I plead guilty to not having read Russ’s book yet–and that inevitably limits whatever I can add to the discourse. Regardless, I have no doubts that Bush senior’s operational experience with the CIA went beyond his… [image] [image] [image] [image] What Should Obama Do When Kim Jong Il is Not “Kim Jong Well”? Most national security analysts see the provocative second nuclear test by North Korea as a direct “poke” at Barack Obama — testing his resolve in a high stakes international stand-off and demanding senior level US attention. These analysts are partly… [image] This entry ...
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