S. Korean, US defense chiefs reach ‘understanding’ on THAAD
South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo on Saturday assured his American counterpart Jim Mattis that Seoul is not seeking to reverse the
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North Korea Nuclear EMP Attack: An Existential Threat
Analysts like Jack Liu and Jeffrey Lewis are to be commended for their interest in educating the public about North Korea’s missile
Opinion: Hey, NATO, Let’s Move Those 50 US Thermonuclear Weapons Out of Turkey
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DEFCON Warning System – Update 5/23/2017
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 7 P.M., Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017. Condition code is Blue. DEFCON 4. There
In North Korea, the US Advertises Its Intentions
On March 8, we wrote an analysis that said North Korea appeared to be crossing a red line set forth by the
North Korea Prepping EMP At United States?
TEL AVIV – While the international community and news media focus on North Korean missile tests and the country’s nuclear program, one
DEFCON Warning System – Update 5/2/17
This is the DEFCON Warning System. Alert status for 7 P.M., Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017. Condition code is Blue. DEFCON 4. There
What Should You Do in Case of Nuclear Attack? ‘Don’t Run. Get Inside’
The threats seem to come almost daily now out of North Korea — ballistic missile firings, preparations to test a nuclear bomb
PSYOP 201/PHIL 103 – How do you know what you think you know?
According to Ancient Greek sources, there are four distinct versions of human knowledge. Philosophy, and indeed the Greeks themselves, has since discussed
With North Korea, we do have cards to play
The crisis with North Korea may appear trumped up. It’s not. Given that Pyongyang has had nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles for
Fate, Bias and Empires
I’m admittedly susceptible to the normalcy bias, and have remarked upon that occasionally. A personal guideline of mine, which I periodically cite:
The unpredictable Kim Jong-un and the risk of a first strike in a Korean War
Since the 1970s the Korean peninsula has never been far away from conflict. In common with his father and grandfather, Kim Jong-un likes to use inflammatory rhetoric