Wang Gang (R), a Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee member and vice chairman of National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with Paek Kye Ryong, head of North Koran delegation and secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea committee of the Ministry of Forestry, in Beijing, China, on April 1, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)From Japan Times:
BRUSSELS — In another move to raise the stakes, the dictator of Pyongyang has just decided to restart his nuclear program. And who is going to stop him, now that his long-range rocket can hit parts of the American West Coast? At least in theory. During the recent test, it took him days to prepare the vehicle on its launch pad. During the takeoff there were once more problems with the liquid fuel system and the guidance configuration.
If this were for real, it would not have the least chance to survive a pre-emptive strike by America or Japan, which saw the launch as a dreamed opportunity to test some of their new military hardware and joint command facilities. North Korea might have its rocket, but it is still a decade away from the kind of nuclear deterrence that would frighten its rivals.
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