Movies & TV - June 16, 2009
Strange Things Happening in Korea
          Strange things are happening on the Korean peninsula. In the North, the return to an isolated, threatening stance by Pyongyang has abruptly terminated fitful cooperation to dismantle nuclear facilities. A second nuclear explosion, following t...
Tags: Korea, Nukes, Missiles, Atomic Test, Pyongyang, Seoul, UN

Politics - June 16, 2009
North Korea Tests Balance of Power
The nuclear test by North Korea on Monday, following an earlier one three years ago, occurred not only on Memorial Day in the U.S. but during mourning in South Korea for former President Roh Moo-hyun, who committed suicide. The explosion has also been accompanied by missile tests. This latest mo...
Tags: Korea, Nukes, Atomic Test, Missiles, Politics, Diplomacy, Obama, Asia

Politics - Nov. 20, 2008
Russia's Missile Game
          ‘Hitting a bullet with a bullet’ is the way even proponents of anti-ballistic missile systems describe the extraordinary technical challenge. Yet there has been sustained pressure within the United States government for a half cen...
Tags: Russia, Missiles, U.S., Foreign Policy, Cold War