Many people have noted the fact that no one nation can match the U.S. in terms of its economic or military might. Yet that advantage might not mean very much in a world where the number of prospective challengers has been increasing, and where many are increasingly working together to develop new weapons and asymmetric methods for attacking American vulnerabilities. In "Iranian missile experts in N. Korea," Agence France-Presse details the latest such effort by two long-time U.S. rivals.
A group of Iranian missile experts is in North Korea to help Pyongyang prepare for a rocket launch, Japan's Sankei Shimbun newspaper reported on Sunday.
North Korea has said it will launch a communications satellite over northern Japan between April 4 and 8, and the report said the 15-strong Iranian delegation had been in the country since the beginning of this month.
It includes senior officials with Iranian rocket and satellite producer Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, the daily said, quoting unnamed sources.
The Iranians brought a letter from their President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il stressing the importance of cooperating on space technology, it added.
The United States and its Asian allies suspect North Korea is using the launch as a cover for a long-range missile test.
North Korea and Iran have both come under international pressure over their nuclear activities and are reported to maintain close ties on missile technology.
Military might.....yes in terms of weapons of mass destruction,but the use of these weapons would also be disastrous for this nation.
Economic might... hummmm Financial section?? or production of goods.. the real wealth of a nation,,, not so sure about this one
Posted by: roger | March 30, 2009 at 11:16 PM