[1:32 PM] A minor note I’ve noticed recently in reporting on North Korea. I’ve read that North Korea launched a “medium-range” missile. This particular piece—and it was an opinion piece—also implied that it was a ballistic missile. Neither is the case. It was a short-range cruise missile. This is a nitpicky point so I won’t link to the original, but it is somewhat important in the North Korean context for a couple of reasons. One, this particular missile was an anti-ship missile and didn’t have the range to reach Japan even it that was the intention. Secondly, if it was indeed a ballistic missile then this would be a more urgent matter, because the DPRK has through all of the current crisis, adhered to its self-imposed moratorium on ballistic missile flight tests.
Just a minor point, but it’s important not to exaggerate threats, which is a repeated tactic of the Bush administration when it comes to international security issues (this came from a left of center source and was unintentional).
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posted 1:35 PM
Just a minor point, but it’s important not to exaggerate threats, which is a repeated tactic of the Bush administration when it comes to international security issues (this came from a left of center source and was unintentional).
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