This is kind of interesting. Neither China nor Russia have been shy about using their Security Council vetoes in defense of either regional interests, or in reference to particular issue areas (secessionist movements, for example) that they find politically threatening. However, I think it's fair...
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Hans Kristensen highlights some new information that has come to light on plans to use nuclear weapons to defend Quemoy from Chinese invasion in 1958:Some of the veil covering U.S..
The Chinese appear to be stealing an effective and marketable Russian weapon design; the Russian response is to threaten a lawsuit:Russia is getting more and more upset at what it.
A couple of aircraft carrier related links for your afternoon...Via Danger Room, Martin Sieff has a new series at UPI on the vulnerability of carriers to submarine attack. Galrahn has a very useful critique here, pointing out in particular that the ASW component of the...
Via Danger Room, interesting Bloomberg article about the Russian-built Chinese-operated "Sizzler" missile. The Sizzler approaches its target at supersonic speed then arches right before hitting. Apparently, the USN has no.
From Vanessa at Feministing:In the midst of a trade discussion in 1973 with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Chinese leader Mao Zedong offered sending Chinese women to the United States.
This one from the NY Times:"Tainted Drugs Tied to Maker of Abortion Pill"Based on that headline, you'd think all the company does is make abortion pills, and that it was those abortion pills (AKA RU-486) that were tainted.But no. Here's the article lede:A huge state-owned...
Via Yglesias, China Hand has a pretty interesting post about China's influence over the Pakistani decision to crack down in Waziristan and at Lal Masjid:It was, after all, the provocative.