tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post45176249164691481..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: North Korea Launches New MissileFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-47371744545753575592012-04-14T21:56:37.947-07:002012-04-14T21:56:37.947-07:00The test may also have been a distraction for a se...The test may also have been a distraction for a secret nuclear test within North Korea.They've done that before.Old Schoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-49058957812301832312012-04-14T11:31:51.259-07:002012-04-14T11:31:51.259-07:00The conventional wisdom is the test has failed. I...The conventional wisdom is the test has failed. If this is so, then the Norks commercial did not go so well. <br /><br />As I said, this is the conventional wisdom. What if this is all part of a ruse that is designed to lull the US and its "allies" into a false sense of security? This fits nicely into the conventional narrative of the US as "sole super power" baloney. It reinforces the idea that America does not need to upgrade its military equipment or its tactics to fit with the realities of 21st century warfare and it will act as further reinforcement to the ideas that the US can engage in more cutbacks to the military and military preparedness. <br /><br />The Russians and the Chinese may have all been in on the ruse. This does fit in quite nicely with their ambitions and it will likely provide America and its "allies" with a sense of security that may not be warranted.<br /><br />If the Norks wanted to test a missle launch, they could likely notify potential customers and have them on hand for observation, carry out the test, and close deals for the technology all without the Americans ever knowing. Why the big pomp and circumstance when its unnecessary? Lends credence to the hypothesis that this failed test is a ruse designed to throw us off.<br /><br />Perhaps its not a ruse and the test really did fail. The fact that no one in the media, the US military, or US intelllegence services is asking these questions is very troubling.B.Posternoreply@blogger.com