Accuracy in Media

Well, that’s good news, isn’t it? Photo by #PACOM

Nothing to see here, says the Obama administration. Photo by GovernmentZA

That’s a worrying development: North Korea on Saturday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile from a submarine off its northeast coast, South Korean defense officials said, Pyongyang’s latest effort to expand its military might in the face of pressure by its neighbors and Washington. The South Korean officials, who spoke on condition of […]

This worries the U.S., South Korea and Japan since Kim Jong Un’s father, Kim Jong Il, was not as impulsive as his son is. Photo by Prachatai

So much for having a working missile in North Korea, huh?

Oh, that’s not comforting at all: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, or MDA, continues to sink billions of taxpayer dollars into technology that is not proven to be capable of handling an onslaught of ballistic missile strikes from Iran or North Korea, according to the report, which was issued Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office. […]

Well, there you have it: Two days after conducting a provocative underground nuclear test, North Korea on Friday released video showing what the government said was a successful submarine-launched ballistic missile test launch last month. State-run Korean Central Television, in a 54-minute video, included a report that said the missile launch was observed in December […]

There were reports that the administration was going to issue sanctions against Iran for its ballistic missile program, but then decided against it at the last second. Photo by Secretary of Defense

So we cut a deal with Iran on nuclear proliferation, but then issue sanctions due to their ballistic missile program? Why cut a deal on nukes in the first place? Update: The Obama administration decided not to impose sanctions, after all, issuing a ‘delay.’

It begs the question: Why did we come to a non-binding agreement with them on nuclear enrichment? They’re going to violate international agreements, anyway.