Archive for the 'U.S. Military' Category
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
In written comments to questions from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee concerning his nomination to replace Gen. B.B. Bell, current director of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon Gen. Walter Sharp lobbied for improved missile defense in South Korea:
North Korea has 13,000 artillery systems and 800 missiles, and South Korea lacks […]
Filed under: ROK Miltary, U.S. Military | 1 Comment »
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
Last week China expressed concern that the U.S. decision to destroy an errant satellite (which was a success) was actually a thinly veiled missile defense test. The official U.S. explanation was that the satellite contained a potentially toxic fuel that was never used due to a malfunction soon after it was placed in orbit. […]
Filed under: Arms Race, China, U.S. Military | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
From the Navy Historical Center:
On 23 January 1968, while off Wonsan, North Korea, Pueblo was attacked by local forces and seized. One crewmember was killed in the assault and the other eighty-two men on board were taken prisoner. The North Koreans contended that the ship had violated their territorial waters, a claim vigorously denied […]
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
The book by Charles Jenkins detailing his time as a U.S. defector in North Korea, “Kokuhaku” (To Tell the Truth, in Japanese), will be released in English, 3 March 2008 under the title, “The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion, Court-Martial, and Forty-Year Imprisonment in North Korea.” (h/t Sam) The 238 page book is going for […]
Filed under: Defectors & Refugees, History, Japan-Korea Relations, North Korea, U.S. Military | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
The latest edition of the Military Review, a publication of the US Army’s Combined Arms Center located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, has an excellent paper on, “Finding America’s Role in a Collapsed North Korean State.” (PDF) An excerpt:
American military and political thinkers today are focused on creating policies to govern stability operations, but this […]
Filed under: Defectors & Refugees, Diplomacy, Economics, Geopolitics, History, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, ROK Miltary, Reunification, U.S. Military, U.S.-Korea Relations | 6 Comments »
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Read about it at the Naval Historical Center.
Filed under: History, Japan, U.S. Military | 4 Comments »
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
While U.S. assistance to DPRK vessel in distress has nothing to do with a “symbol of cooperation” between the U.S. and North Korea – despite Hill’s comments, the U.S. would likely assist any ship in such circumstances – the sentiments expressed via the KCNA are nonetheless extremely unusual (h/t Steve). I’ll be watching related […]
Filed under: Diplomacy, North Korea, U.S. Military, U.S.-Korea Relations | 1 Comment »
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
In the latest on WTF happened in Syria on 06 September, Al-Jazeera claims the American aircraft – armed with (unused) nuclear weapons – bombed the site in Syria (via the Jerusalem Post):
The September 6 raid over Syria was carried out by the US Air Force, the Al-Jazeera Web site reported Friday. The Web site […]
Filed under: Nuclear Proliferation, Syria, U.S. Military | 6 Comments »
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
Maj. Fred Ohr flew over 150 missions and had six kills as squadron leader for the famous 2nd Fighter Squadron (flying P-51 Mustangs), the “American Beagles.” He ended up flying in Africa and all over Europe, earning two Silver Stars, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, and a Bronze Star among other decorations:
Born in Oregon in […]
Filed under: History, Koreans in America, U.S. Military | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
Update 2: via NightWatch:
Today, however, Japan Today and the South Korean daily Yonhap reported that Kim Jong-nam still lives in China, but made one of his periodic visits to Pyongyang in June.
Update: “Kim Jong-il’s Eldest Son ‘Back in Pyongyang”
The eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-nam (36) has returned to Pyongyang […]
Filed under: China-Korea Relations, DPRK Military, Defectors & Refugees, Kim Jong-il, Korean Politics, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, Reunification, U.S. Military | 14 Comments »