Analyzing North Korea’s Nuclear Capability In The Face Of Limited Information
Mount Mantap is the world’s only active nuclear test site. Most other nuclear states long ago gave up such explosions in a coordinated effort to […]
Articles by David Caploe
Despite Trump Pressure To Isolate North Korea Further, China Trade With Kim Regime Grew in First Quarter of 2017
China said Washington should not expect it to squeeze its neighbor & ally to the point of provoking instability and possible collapse of North Korea […]
US / China Economies Too Inter-Connected To Separate Without Major Destruction To Both Countries — Trump / Bannon Threats Completely Unrealistic, As Solar-Tech Case Study Makes Clear
Last summer, Chinese officials publicly mooted slashing subsidies they offer domestic solar-panel buyers. China solar-panel makers cut prices more than 25% to compensate, sending global […]
North Korea Threats Force At Least Temporary Japan / South Korea Rapprochement, Despite Continuing Tensions re WWII “Comfort Women”
The two key US allies have long battled over legacy of Japan’s brutal colonial rule of Korea and its wartime institution of “comfort women,” a […]
Pakistan Belatedly Approves Military Hero To Head Polarizing Saudi-Led Sunni Alliance — Move Will Harden Sunni / Shiite Tensions In Pakistan & Throughout Muslim World
The alliance does not include predominately Shiite states like Iran and Iraq, making it more of a Sunni military alliance than an “Islamic” one. Tehreek-e-Insaf […]
In China, United Passenger Horror Video Confirms Popular Negative Stereotypes of Life In US – Makes Co-Operation Re North Korea Etc That Much Harder
Hashtag “United forcibly removes passenger from plane” most popular topic on Weibo, China’s Twitter, on Wednesday morning, with more than 550 million views & 240,000 […]
“South Korea Seeks to Assure Citizens US Won’t Strike North Pre-emptively” … NYTimes … Are You Worried Yet ???
North Korea keeps most of its crucial military assets in tunnels — US & South Korean military planners have not located them all, making retaliation […]
“Move of US Warships Shows Trump Has Few Options on North Korea” – NYTimes Confirms Everything We’ve Been Saying About Reckless & Uninformed TNT Bluster
Article makes all main points & key details we’ve emphasized. “Show of US force conceals lack of better options for dealing with North Korea provocations. […]
Following Failed Xi Summit & Pointless Syrian Strike, Floundering US Reroutes Warships Toward Korea – Unlikely To Deter Kim JU From Further Provocations
As usual, US media misses key fact — pointless Syria strike was taken to deflect attention from Trump’s inability to handle Xi. He & his […]
China Correctly Interprets Syria Missile Strike During Xi Visit As Sign of Trump Weakness & US Foreign Policy Floundering
Xinhua called the strike the act of a weakened politician trying to overcome accusations he is “pro-Russia” by attacking Moscow’s Syrian client. That unflattering assessment […]