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2008-03-30 India-Pakistan

China potential threat number one: George Fernandes

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Posted by john frum 2008-03-30 12:04|| || Front Page|| [21 views ] Top

#1 Taiwanese Legislator Accuses President Chen of Nuclear Weapons Development

KMT Legislator Su Chi accused President Chen of restarting Taiwans nuclear weapons program... that Taiwans National Security Council (NSC) had secretly invited an unnamed former defense secretary and several nuclear weapons experts from a state with nuclear weapons to discuss this issue; Lending a modicum of credibility to Sus comments, on November 9, 2007, the Taiwan News, a Hong Kong-based newspaper, revealed that former Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes visited Taiwan in April 2007 and met with members of the NSC. India is an acknowledged possessor of nuclear weapons. [7] The Taiwan News article further revealed that former NSC officials Parris Chang and Antonio Chiang, as well as former Vice Defense Minister Lin Chong-pin, had secretly visited India numerous times at Fernandess invitation while he was defense minister (presumably in 2000-2001, the years when Fernandess tenure overlapped with that of Chens presidency). [8]

Posted by john frum 2008-03-30 15:14|| 2008-03-30 15:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Shoot, don't remember the article off-hand, but IIRC it was an on WAFF.com > IIRC, Article argues that INDIA was indir responsible for its own historical failures agz Chinese-origin/specific iniatives and mil aggressions as due to the repeated failue of New Delhi to effectively respond to same. IOW, NEW DELHI APPEASETH TO MUCH-PREFERS {PRO-CHIN APPEAS TO HAVING POWERFUL MILITARY, STATE-MIL PLANNING, + NATIONAL ECONOMY.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-03-30 19:07|| 2008-03-30 19:07|| Front Page Top

#3 I have spring break here JoeMan, Imma mull on that.

Posted by Zebulon Angavick7428">Zebulon Angavick7428 2008-03-30 23:04|| 2008-03-30 23:04|| Front Page Top