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McMaster: U.S. Preparing For “Preventive War” With North Korea
McMaster: U.S. Preparing For “Preventive War” With North Korea The United States is preparing for all options to counter the growing threat from North Korea, including launching a “preventive war,” national security adviser H.R. McMaster said in an interview that aired Saturday on MSNBC. The comments come after North Korea carried out two tests of […]
Russian PM: “The U.S. Just Declared Full-Scale Trade War On Russia”
Russian PM: “The U.S. Just Declared Full-Scale Trade War On Russia” Several hours after President Trump officially signed the new Russian sanctions into law – despite his reservations and his statement that while he favors “tough measures to punish and deter aggressive and destabilizing behavior by Iran, North Korea, and Russia, this legislation is significantly […]
An Angry Beijing Responds: “We Will Never Dance To Trump’s Tune”
An Angry Beijing Responds: “We Will Never Dance To Trump’s Tune” With just one day to go until the Trump administration launches the first salvo in what could develop into a full-scale trade war between the US and China, there is the issue of a diplomatic (hopefully) resolution of escalating situation in North Korea, one […]
In “Unprecedented Step” US Sanctions Chinese Entities With Ties To North Korea
In “Unprecedented Step” US Sanctions Chinese Entities With Ties To North Korea After allegedly pressuring the Chinese government to act first and adopt sanctions against nearly 10 local entities who the US claims provided North Korea with materials used in its nuclear program, the US has decided to act. In an unprecedented step, the Treasury […]
Putin Warns Of “Hot War” And Nuclear Holocaust: “I Don’t Think Anyone Would Survive”
Putin Warns Of “Hot War” And Nuclear Holocaust: “I Don’t Think Anyone Would Survive” With tensions among the world’s super powers mounting in places like Ukraine, Syria, North Korea and most recently Qatar and Iran, it may only be a matter of time before someone pushes the red button. When they do, all bets are […]
US Deploys Third Aircraft Carrier Toward North Korea
US Deploys Third Aircraft Carrier Toward North Korea One month ago, when we first discussed that in addition to the CVN-70 Carl Vinson aircraft carrier group, the US was deploying two more carriers toward the Korean peninsula, some took the Yonhap-sourced report skeptically: after all, what’s the incremental symbolic impact of having three, or even […]
South Korea’s oil trade under threat
South Korea’s oil trade under threat In 2010 the China Sign Post blog published an article entitled “Playing with fire. Potential impact of a North Korean threat to South Korean oil refineries”, showing following map: Fig 1: Range of North Korea’s missiles in 2010 http://www.chinasignpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/China_Signpost_8_North-Korea-Refinery-Threat_2010-11-29.pdf The article ranked the vulnerability of South Korean and Japanese […]
America’s Ready Supply of Enemies
America’s Ready Supply of Enemies The U.S. political process seems to rely on a steady supply of foreign “enemies” to hate, but sometimes politicians overcome hostilities and talk out differences, which remains the hope for the North Korean standoff, says Ann Wright. Enemies of the United States come and go, but the longer they espouse […]
Korea Times: “China Bracing For Emergency Situation Involving North Korea”
Korea Times: “China Bracing For Emergency Situation Involving North Korea” With the North Korean situation tense after Friday’s latest failed missile attempt, the South Korea’s Korea Times reports that a Chinese town near the border with North Korea is “urgently” recruiting Korean-Chinese interpreters, “stirring speculation that China is bracing for an emergency situation involving its […]
China Puts Bombers On High Alert “For A Potential North Korea Contingency”
China Puts Bombers On High Alert “For A Potential North Korea Contingency” The US has seen evidence that the Chinese military is preparing “for a potential North Korea contingency“, CNN reports citing a US defense official, and adds that Chinese air force land-attack, cruise-missile-capable bombers were put “on high alert” on Wednesday. The official added […]
Why Trump is Wrong About North Korea
Why Trump is Wrong About North Korea When I think about North Korea, what first comes to my mind is a mist over the calm and majestic surface of the Taedong River near Pyongyang. Next I always recall two lovers, locked in a tender and almost desperate embrace, sitting side by side on the shore. […]
The Problem is Washington, Not North Korea
The Problem is Washington, Not North Korea Photo by Stefan Krasowski | CC BY 2.0 Washington has never made any effort to conceal its contempt for North Korea. In the 64 years since the war ended, the US has done everything in its power to punish, humiliate and inflict pain on the Communist country. Washington has subjected […]
I Feel Sick, Because The U.S. Is On The Verge Of Making An Extremely Costly Mistake
I Feel Sick, Because The U.S. Is On The Verge Of Making An Extremely Costly Mistake All day long I have just felt sick. Right at this moment, we are closer to war with North Korea than we have been at any point since the Korean War ended in 1953. If Donald Trump decides to […]
Japan Prepares For North Korea “Emergency”
Japan Prepares For North Korea “Emergency” Judging by the precautionary actions of North Korea’s neighbors, the next 48 hours on the Korean peninsula could see substantial volatility, because at the same time as China’s largest carrier was said to suspend flights to Pyongyang, the Japanese government has asked the U.S. to provide advance consultation if […]
Air China Suspends Flights To North Korea As Kim Vows “Merciless Response To Any US Provocation”
Air China Suspends Flights To North Korea As Kim Vows “Merciless Response To Any US Provocation” In the latest escalation over what may be an imminent preemptive airstrike on North Korea by US warships now located just 300 miles away from the North Korean nuclear test site, moments ago China’s national airline, Air China, announced […]
