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| N.Korea in Massive Boost to Military Arsenal | |
| 2014-12-15 | |
| North Korea has made some strides toward the first part of its pledge to become a "powerful and prosperous nation" in the three years since While food shortages remain severe, the North has relentlessly worked on bolstering its military capabilities, especially nuclear weapons and missiles. A senior military officer here said the North now operates about 30 nuclear-related facilities, including a uranium mine, a high-explosive test site, and a nuclear power plant. He added it could have as many as 20 nuclear weapons. That would mean its nuclear stockpile has nearly doubled in just a few years. Since early this year, the North has test-fired 111 missiles on 19 occasions, but experts say there were probably more secret tests. The missile arsenal has been diversified into five or six types, and their accuracy is gradually improving. The North has come closer to being able to strike any target across the Korean Peninsula, and the day may not be far off when it is capable of miniaturizing nuclear bombs so they can be mounted on missiles.
The North's new 1,800-ton Romeo-class submarine is too small to carry any such weapon, a military expert said, but it seems scores of tests have been conducted using a vertical launch tube on land. Meanwhile, the North has deployed around 200 multiple rocket launchers in the frontline area and built more accurate GPS-embedded bombs and some kind of stealth vessel. That heightens the threat of military provocations which the North typically carries out in times when the international situation is turning against it. It currently faces increased pressure over its human rights abuses and deteriorating ties with its sole ally China. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 ION TOPIX > [Voice of America] ABE ELECTION VICTORY RAISES POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT WID JAPAN'S NEIGHBORS. Becuz ya know, Anti-US OWG Globalism + China's desire for PLA strategic access has absolutely nothing to do wid anything. * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Kyodo News] SIX CHINESE DESTROYERS PASS NEAR OKINAWA. OKINAWA = GUAM = WHERE US MILBASES + JSDF ARE; MIYAKO ISLANDS = CNMI = WHERE US MILBASES + JSDF ARE NOT. * CHINA DAILY > MANILA [Philippines] HAS NO "LOCUS STANDI" IN SEA CASE. * TOPIX > BEIJING IGNORE [UNO = Int'l] COURT DEADLINES ON CASE DISPUTES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA. * PRESS TV > CHINA PLANS TO REACH [bottom of] MARIANAS TRENCH [10-kms + more below sea level]IN 2019. AFAIC China is building the PCorrect, Non-Military led [yet] "Legalism" or Legal Arguments for claiming GUAM-CNMI-WESTPAC = 1/2 OR ALL OF TRENCH + LINKED SEAFLOOR VEE THE US. China said it = Other than small expendable Island territories, THE US HAS NO FORMAL FEDERAL STATE IN WESTPAC [Hawaii, US West Coast = EASTPAC, Alaska = Arctic], HENCE HAS NO REAL STRATEGIC = TERRITORIAL INTERESTS IN WESTPAC ANYMORE OUTSIDE OF REGIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL TRADE. CHINA > THE US = UK = SHOULD GIVE UP GUAM-CNMI-WESTPAC LIKE THE UK GAVE UP HONG KONG [back to direct or sovereign Beijing control by 2050]. * WORLD MILITARY FORUM > VIDEO: 75% OF OKINAWANS FAVOR INDEPENDENT RECOVERY OF CONTACTS WID MAINLAND CHINA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-12-15 22:56 |
| #1 Sounds like a good candidate for whacking. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-12-15 11:55 |