The poor continue to lag behind the spiraling pace of technology.
by Darris McNeely, Cecil Maranville, David Palmer and John Schroeder
The Next Trouble Spot?
Iraq and Yugoslavia
have been occupied by American and allied troops for the past several months.
Where might the next flash point be which would require U.S. troops and
firepower? According to analysts it could be the Korean peninsula. Last
August North Korea launched a rocket capable of carrying a nuclear warhead
as far as the western United States. The obvious danger to any Asian country,
especially South Korea, is obvious. The Korean War is far from settled.
Less than three years ago North
Korea failed in an attempt to land a squad of commandos on the South
Korean coast. A submarine carried 26 North Korean commandos and sailors
whose mission was to infiltrate and reconnoiter military installations
along South Korea's east coast. When the sub's engines failed, the
commandos escaped ashore near the port of Kangnung. This probing operation
was part of North Korea's plan to launch a surprise blitzkrieg against
South Korea.
Reunification with, or "liberating" the
south has been a long held goal of the bizarre and fanatical communist
north. From time to time massive numbers of troops have been deployed
near the border between the two countries.
And now, according to a recent analysis
by the Stratfor Agency, the United States and South Korea are poised
to sign a formal agreement lifting restrictions on South Korean commercial
rocket development and raising the current range restrictions on domestically
produced military missiles. This announcement comes only weeks after
South Korea tested a rocket that was deemed illegal under the previous
agreement, suggesting the United States may have been forced into accepting
a fait accompli.
