There will be a ROK-Japanese alliance when pigs fly. I am surprised by this excerpt:
Michael Mazza, an analyst at the American Enterprise Institute, says the countries should unite to toughen sanctions as well as conduct extensive military exercises and share intelligence.
They could also form a military pact guaranteeing each would come to each other's defense, a move that may get the attention and cooperation of China, North Korea's backer and chief ally.
While that is a perfectly logical proposal from a US perspective, just think about the domestic political problems a Korean president would have by signing a pact that would call for guaranteeing the defense of Japan. Unfortunately domestic politics (and the impact of culture and history that just cannot be removed from the Korean psyche) trump national security.
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Dave
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Experts: North Korea missile launch should spark pact
- With second launch this year, North Koreans have picked up the pace on weapons work
- Past sanctions and diplomacy have not altered the North's nuclear trajectory
- Should prompt a defense pact between the USA, Japan and South Korea
5:00PM EST December 13. 2012 - Japan and South Korea must form a military alliance and bolster missile-defense systems to counter the nuclear threat from North Korea, which on Wednesday launched its first three-stage rocket, experts say.
Michael Mazza, an analyst at the American Enterprise Institute, says the countries should unite to toughen sanctions as well as conduct extensive military exercises and share intelligence.
They could also form a military pact guaranteeing each would come to each other's defense, a move that may get the attention and cooperation of China, North Korea's backer and chief ally.
"It would be a message to North Korea, 'You can't play one off the other. You're dealing with a united front,'" he said.
The initial reaction from the USA, South Korea and Japan was to condemn the launch of the Unha-3 rocket, which the North Korean regime said was to put a peaceful satellite into orbit. But the USA said the launch was a test of long-range missile technology that in theory could deliver an attack against the USA.
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