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U.S. can thwart North Korea, admiral tells senators
WASHINGTON — The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific reassured Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. military could intercept any missile launched by North Korea and aimed at America's territory or its East Asian allies. Adm. Samuel Locklear's...Tags: U.S. Military, Japan, U.S. Senate, Wars and Interventions, Politics
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Stumbling into another Korean war
Shouldn’t we just nuke North Korea now and get it over with? Or, to put it another way, was Douglas MacArthur right, after all? Well, no and no. (Although undoubtedly some will want to argue the MacArthur thing late into the night.) Yes, the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pyongyang (North Korea), Weaponry, North Korea, South Korea
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North Korea threats spark buzz on Guam, not panic
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — C.J. Urquico has lived on Guam for 19 years so he's used to a military backdrop to everyday life. Navy ships visit, Air Force jets fly overhead and war games are played off the Pacific island's shores. There soon will be...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Government, Weaponry, North Korea
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Letters: North Korea goes off the deep end
Re "Playing the lunatic card," News Analysis, April 5 North Korea acts like it has nothing to lose — because it has nothing to lose. When you starve and horribly mistreat your own people, and when you keep repeating the same careless behavior...Tags: Iran, Explosions, North Korea, Emergency Incidents
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Reality check in Mideast shows no real solution
After President Obama's visit to Israel and Jordan, it's time for our reality check No. 99. For perspective, let's backtrack to Obama's June 2009 speech in Cairo. Reasonably, the President asserted, all sides were educated, smart and patriotic. If...Tags: Islam, Iran, Judaism, Benjamin Netanyahu, Egypt
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The North Korea conundrum
The Obama administration is reacting responsibly to a series of provocations from North Korea, shoring up defenses while seeking a diplomatic solution to the crisis. But even if North Korea is deterred from attacking South Korea or U.S. forces for the...
Tags: U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, China, Politics, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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Letters: Coping with North Korea
Re "North Korea raises global alarm," April 3 The United States, in its role as world policeman, is constantly on the brink of conflict. Now we face the possibility of another war—this one nuclear. It's argued that nuclear arsenals act only as a...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Elections, Nobel Prize Awards, Politics, Barack Obama
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Pentagon, Anchorage Koreans Respond to North Korea Threats
Channel 2 NewsWith the U.S. military ramping up its presence in the Pacific due to North Korean threats of a nuclear attack, Pentagon officials say Alaska's Fort Greely and its missile interceptors are part of that effort. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says...Tags: U.S. Military, Defense, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Missile Systems
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Many South Koreans seem blase about threats from North Korea
SEOUL-- Many South Koreans have maintained their general blasé attitude toward North Korea regardless of recent bombastic rhetoric from Pyongyang, in some cases treating it as a case of “the boy who cried wolf.” The chance of a war with...Tags: U.S. Military, Travel Alerts, Wars and Interventions, Satellite and Cable Service, North Korea
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North Korea urges foreign embassies to evacuate, Russian official says
MOSCOW -- North Korea has recommended that foreign embassies and consulates evacuate their personnel from the country given rising tensions with the U.S. and South Korea, a top Russian official said Friday. "This suggestion was received by all the...
Tags: Flu, North Korea, Russia, United Nations, South Korea
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North Korea plays a weak hand to advantage
BEIJING — North Korea is sometimes mocked as the mouse that roared, one of the poorest countries in the world threatening two economic and military giants, the United States and South Korea. But under Kim Jong Il and now his 30-year-old son, Kim...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Kim Jong Il, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Policy
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The plight of the black zombie: 'SNL' takes on 'The Walking Dead'
Fans of “The Walking Dead” were thrilled last night when the show was parodied on “SNL.” In the sketch, Rick Grimes (played by Taran Killam) is traveling with his crew, including Nasim Pedrad as trigger-happy 12-year-old Carl who...Tags: Racism, Dennis Rodman, Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), The Walking Dead (tv program), Politics
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