mushroomcloud said...

mushroomcloud at 11:49 PM JST - 9th June

‘‘As of today, we still want to seek the F-22.’’

And as of tomorrow, if Japan gets the F-22, JASDF officers in the know will sell the technical secrets of this aircraft to Chinese espionage, just as they have done with other top secret US defense technology (think AEGIS) in…

Posted in Japan still hopes for F-22 fighter despite U.S. recommendation of F-35 at 11:49 PM JST - 9th June
mushroomcloud at 12:12 AM JST - 9th June

If North Korea was not the buffer state that it is, China should have long ago pressed these nut-cases to at least revamp their economic model from being state planned to a partial market based one.

Since this has not been done, NK is the basket case of the world,…

Posted in Japan presses China to take tough stance on North Korea at 12:12 AM JST - 9th June
mushroomcloud at 11:41 PM JST - 5th June

"It's legal, of course, but in their head it has nothing to do with helping the 3rd world..."

Debatable. China has been in Africa, helping build infrastructure such as railways, roads, etc since the 1960's when the need for resources was far less because China was consumed by the Cultural…

Posted in Mori critical of China's African assistance policy at 11:41 PM JST - 5th June
mushroomcloud at 10:54 PM JST - 5th June

Japan is in a league of her own.

Translation: Japan is all alone.

Posted in Mori critical of China's African assistance policy at 10:54 PM JST - 5th June
mushroomcloud at 10:32 AM JST - 5th June

Yes, Japan is jealous in that she realizes her influence in Africa is far less than China's. Japan knows that any UN vote in the General Assembly on Japan's UNSC bid will have to be first won within the African Union.

China used her influence within the 53 nations that…

Posted in Mori critical of China's African assistance policy at 10:32 AM JST - 5th June
mushroomcloud at 02:31 AM JST - 5th June

Very sad.

Emblematic of a has-been nation.

Posted in Japan's 98th airport opens in Shizuoka amid grim outlook at 02:31 AM JST - 5th June
mushroomcloud at 02:41 AM JST - 28th May

'If my pet dog became like that I'd shoot it. Perhaps we really need to think about pre-emptive strikes.'

Even China must be tired of Kim Jong ILL's antics. For as much as NK acts as a buffer state, as long as she continues to lob around nukes, the party…

Posted in N Korea fires 2 short-range missiles into Sea of Japan at 02:41 AM JST - 28th May
mushroomcloud at 12:10 AM JST - 28th May

The only neighbor that Japan has to really worry about is NKorea. Don't kid yourself, if Japan actually had an offense capable military and a willingness to conduct pre-emptive attacks, NKorea's behavior would change. It's that simple.

That hasn't stopped North Korea from modifying their behavior against South Korea, a…

Posted in N Korea fires 2 short-range missiles into Sea of Japan at 12:10 AM JST - 28th May
mushroomcloud at 04:47 AM JST - 27th May

Unagi, please chime in and give your opinion.

These guys don't appear to have a 'No First Use' pledge, and from the looks of it, they are starving.

Posted in How much of a military threat is North Korea to Japan? at 04:47 AM JST - 27th May
mushroomcloud at 10:52 AM JST - 26th May

'A little "fear and concern" may be all it takes for NKorea to start behaving a little.'

Sorry, but no one in Asia will be shaking in their boots if Japan throws out article 9, or even goes nuclear. The world has changed too much since 1945, and Japan's neighbors…

Posted in N Korea fires 2 short-range missiles into Sea of Japan at 10:52 AM JST - 26th May