US admiral: NKorea threats could spark arms race

Associated Press by Foster Klug | Jul. 10, 2009 (News Report)

President Barack Obama's choice to lead U.S. forces in the Pacific warned Thursday that North Korea's missile and nuclear threats could spark an arms race in Asia.
Admiral Robert Willard also told senators at his confirmation hearing that China's huge military buildup remains a serious worry for the U.S. military.
North Korea's recent missile and nuclear tests and belligerent rhetoric aimed at the United States, Japan and South Korea have had ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Nuclear Weapons, United Nations, North Korea, U.S. Military
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Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul 10, 2009 - 1:07 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Samuel W. Velsor IV (review), qak48 (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Shawn Powers (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jul 10, 2009 - 7:26 AM PDT

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 10, 2009

Mediocre news report that's overly-reliant on a single source.

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Shawn Powers
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 by Shawn Powers - Jul. 10, 2009

Wow. The article cites one person, Admiral Willard. There are also undocumented assertions: "The US questions China's nearly 20 years of annual double-digit percentage increases in its defense budget." Which part of the US government? Anyone in particular? No context: China's defense budget is nowhere close to that of the United States. No EVIDENCE is presented for the risk of a "limited" arms race. A quote from a Japanese or Chinese official would have been helpful on this question. Moreover, note that the title of the article removed the word "limited" from the quote from the Admiral, and given the lack of any other sources in the article arguing that NK's behavior was sparking an arms race, the title's accuracy is ... More »

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Samuel W. Velsor IV
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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul. 10, 2009

Typical AP

The first Official mention of an Arms Race. Obama's honesty rule.

On China, Willard spoke of “major concerns” about the uncertainty surrounding Beijing’s development of advanced weapons that are “beyond what is ... More »

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qak48
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 by qak48 - Jul. 10, 2009

objective and realistic assessment of the situation as prevailing in east asia.

Maximum diplomatic pressure ought to be applied on north korea in order to control its reckless policy in the region otherwise the security situation in the region could go out of control.

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