Quick Hits in Lieu of Real Blogging

From around the internets:

• Kris Alexander reminds us that we’re well past the stage when we need to worry about a conventional threat from North Korea.
• Josh Keating notes that the Russian Army is downsizing.
• I’m curious; why the bump in Obama’s approval rating? Torture memos? Shooting pirates?
• This (a modern companion to the classic Defense of Duffer’s Drift) sounds like it might be worth my valuable time.
• “Abstinence only” is now “healthy lifestyle choices.” Take note.
• This is amusing, but I’m not sure why Sulu, rather than Chekov, would play the role of Howling Mad Murdock.