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China-Japan-Koreas
New News on Nork Nuke 'ndentation
2011-02-21
North Korea has dug a new 800 m-deep tunnel at its nuclear test site in Punggye-ri, North Hamgyong Province, it emerged on Sunday. Experts believe it will be ready for another nuclear test once it reaches a depth of 1 km.

A South Korean government source said, "If they continue digging the tunnel in Punggye-ri at the current speed, they could likely conduct a third nuclear test anytime after early April."

The tunnel had reached a depth of about 500 m by December. South Korean and U.S. intelligence agencies estimate progress based on satellite images of mounds of soil dug from the tunnel.
Posted by:Steve White

#2  FREEREPUBLIC > DIPLOMATS BRIEFED ON SEOUL'S VIEW OF NORTH KOREA [NK Military dictating Foreign Policy?].

IIUC, KIM JONG-IL'S heath may be in steady but certain decline, but his Heir KIM JONG-UN is NOT the one making Foreign Policy [Other Policy?]???
THE DPRK ECON HASN'T COLLAPSED - IT JUST DOESN'T EXIST [in most part] - NOT EVEN THE DPRK'S LIGHT INDUSTRIES ARE DOING WELL???

* ION PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > US + PACIFIC ALLIES: UNMANNED SPY PLANES [e.g. AAFB, Guam = GU Buildup] AGZ CHINA CHALLENGE?

ARTIC = Denotes US + AUSTRALIAN DESIRE TO EXPLORE VARIOUS "SHARED DEFENSE" COOPERATIONFOR REGIONAL SECURITY AGZ CHINA, AS PER LR UAVS + ESPEC UNDERSEA WARFARE ALA ADVANCED NUCLEAR SUBMARINES FOR AUSSIE NAVY.

* SAME > WIKILEAKS REVEALS NEW JAPANESE SPY AGENCY. All-Nippon NEW FOREIGN SPY SERVICE patterned after the US CIA, UK MI6 to spy on CHINA + NORTH KOREA, besides also to collect Anti-Terror information.

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > US TO BOOST NAVAL FORCES AS CHINA DEVELOPS ITS CARRIER:ADMIRAL [US 7th Fleet Cdr VADM. Scott Van Buskirk].

As pertinent.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-02-21 22:43  

#1  Nice alliterative-ish headline ;-)

Here's mine:

Audacious assholes auger assiduously
Posted by: Fire and Ice   2011-02-21 16:35  

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