North Korea Complains; Congress Votes
Everyone expects North Korea to loudly complain about countries rallying to take precautions and to defend themselves even as the rogue state conducts nuclear tests and launches missiles. Today North Korea criticized the U.S. for defending itself by moving missile defense systems near Hawaii, a state North Korea threatened to attack. (Source)
From an article in a government newspaper: “Through the U.S. forces’ clamorous movements, it has been brought to light that the U.S. attempt to launch a pre-emptive strike on our republic has become a brutal fact.”
The paper also said our defensive measures show that a “pre-emptive nuclear war” is in the works. Of course, North Korea is keeping up a pretense of innocence to throw attention elsewhere.
In other missile defense news, Congress is attempting to keep a program the Obama administration wants to cut. A Senate version of a defense bill that passed committee would allow the government to spend up to $1.75 billion for seven F-22 fighter jets, and a House version of the bill would add $369 million for aircraft parts. President Barack Obama has threatened to veto a bill that increases production of these planes. (Source)
According to the article, the Senate Armed Services Committee bill supports missile defense funding reductions, but Senator James Inhofe said he’d approve amendments that would increase funding for missile defense shields in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Tags: Czech Republic, Hawaii, North Korea, Poland