Missiles, Missiles Everywhere

Missile tests popping up all over Asia should be seen in this light. Everyone’s arming up, starting with Russia

23 Kislev 5773 – December 6, 2012

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Photo Credit: AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour

Meanwhile, it’s being reported today that Iran stationed defense personnel in North Korea starting in October 2012. The deployment of Iranians could well be related to the impending missile launch, but, of course, Iran and North Korea have been linked through their nuclear and missile programs for years. The two nations signed an agreement on “scientific” cooperation in September 2012, something they hadn’t formally done before (and a signal that Iran isn’t taking Western sanctions seriously).

George W. Bush called them the Axis of Evil before it was cool.

Originally published at Hot Air.

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J.E. Dyer is a retired US Naval intelligence officer who served around the world, afloat and ashore, from 1983 to 2004.