thanks goodness for level headedness

in reportage that is...

from Huffington Post:


"Iran and North Korea appear to be seeking small nuclear arsenals in order to deter potential adversaries from launching an attack upon them -- by threatening them with unacceptable damage in retaliation.

Neither North Korea nor Iran could hope to defeat its most powerful potential adversary -- the United States -- in any kind of direct military confrontation. They cannot repel an actual attack upon them. They cannot shoot American planes and missiles out of the sky. Indeed, no state can."

full article

funny, informative and bit long but well worth it (at least for me)


thanks AzAs! for reintroducing me to the power of Google and leading me to take a second look at HuPo.