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"We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose." - President Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

North Korea: Happy Populations Don't Defect . . .

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Area involved is circled The Current Kim-in-Charge (CKIC) is keeping his happy people in the North Korean worker's paradise through ...
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Friday, April 26, 2013

North Korea: They have an economy? Yep - mostly an illegal one.

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"I am your fearless leader into oblivion" From NPR's Planet Money , an interesting (and only a little dated) show on ...

Midrats on 28 April 2013: Episode 173: "Back to the Littorals" with Milan Vego

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U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jan Shultis/Released Join us this Sunday, 28 April 2013 at 5pm Eastern U.S., for Midrats Episode 173: Back to the ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

North Korea: " China 'Won't Accept N.Korean Nuclear Armament'"

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China 'Won't Accept N.Korean Nuclear Armament' : Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday assured South Korean Foreign Minister...

Nigeria: Another Reason to Speed U.S. Energy Independence

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Radical Islamist forces in Nigeria make it another one of those places on the list "places most likely to need intervention in the f...
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Monday, April 22, 2013

North Korea: Begging For Food? - But, hey, they've got nukes!

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Yonhap reports on a report: "N. Korea requests food aid from Mongolia" : North Korea has recently requested food aid from Mongol...
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Sunday, April 21, 2013

On Midrats 21 April 13: Episode 173 - The War Returns to CONUS

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Join us at 5 pm (Eastern U.S.) on 21 April 2013 for our Episode 173: The War Returns to CONUS : The events of the last week in Boston has ...
Saturday, April 20, 2013

Surprise Surprise Surprise: North Korea "says no to denuclearisation"

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The Hindu reports Pyongyang says no to denuclearisation North Korea said on Saturday that it would never agree to talks on denuclearis...
Thursday, April 18, 2013

North Korea: "Stop Bullying Us Poor Little NORKs - Then We Can Talk"

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"And I want an NBA team, too" Poor little old North Korea. Stuck in the middle between its more successful cousin and its mo...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Shocker: North Korea threatens South . . . Well, Not So Much A "Shocker" Exactly

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Pretty thin-skinned those NORKs. Especially after weeks, months and years of threats to pretty much the whole world, except perhaps China, R...
Monday, April 15, 2013

North Korea and its "Missiles of Doom"

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That the NORKs may have nuclear capable missiles comes as little surprise - since that's what they've been telling everyone with t...
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Saturday, April 13, 2013

On Midrats 14 April 13 - Episode 171: "The State of Naval Supremacy with Seth Crospey"

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Join us at 5pm (Eastern U.S.) Sunday, 14 April 2013 for Midrats Episode 171: The State of Naval Supremacy with Seth Cropsey It is all aroun...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

North Korea: Games the DPRK Plays

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North Korea is shuffling the missiles of April, The Japan Times reports in "North Korea sows confusion over launch" : North Kor...
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013

More Threats: "North Korea Warns Foreigners in South of Nuclear War"

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NYTimes headline: "North Korea Warns Foreigners in South of Nuclear War" As North Korea warned foreigners on Tuesday that they m...
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Monday, April 08, 2013

North Korea: Quote of the Day

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Christine Kim, Reuters in "North Korea suspends last project with South, Putin cites Chernobyl" reports this gem: Bruce Cumin...
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North Korea: China says "Sow No Chaos"

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Reuters reports, "China rebukes North Korea, says no state should sow chaos" : No country "should be allowed to throw a r...
Friday, April 05, 2013

North Korea: Threaten, Threaten and Threaten Some More

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Well, there are reports of a couple of North Korean "medium range" missiles on the rails in North Korea as set out by CNN here :...
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On Midrats 7 Apr 13- Episode 170: "Stolen Seas: Tales of Somali Piracy"

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They have been quiet recently - but you can't count them out, so Somali pirates are discussed this week on Midrats in Episode 170: ...
Thursday, April 04, 2013

North Korea: Work at Yongbyon Nuclear Site

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 The images in this post are to provide context for the North Korean "re-start" of a nuclear reactor at Yongbyon. - taken strai...
Wednesday, April 03, 2013

War Warning: North Korea Closes Access to Kaesong Industrial Park

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Just the other day, the "safe sign" in the current North Korea flail was that they NORKs had not closed down the Kaesong Industr...
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The main focus of this blog is maritime security. Other matters may appear. I am a retired attorney and a retired Navy Reserve Captain (Surface Warfare). Opinions expressed herein are my own. Sometimes I have the experience to back them up. Your opinions may vary. Don't panic. Feel free to disagree, that's what free speech is all about. Nothing contained herein should be confused as me giving legal advice to anyone. If you are confused, welcome to the club. All mistakes herein are my fault. I have sufficient academic credentials to be dangerous to myself and to others.Comment moderation is at my discretion, so your comments may never appear. You can start your own blog for free and comment there all you want. I enjoy a healthy debate, but not arguing with trolls. If you can't comment without using intemperate language, go someplace else., Under the header: A MH-60S Sea Hawk, of HSC-6 conducts a vertical replenishment with USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean.(U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Timothy Meyer)
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