Northern Antics

You might have read a few things in the headlines, as of late, that have to do with North Korea. Something along the lines of 'Nuclear Bomb detonation', 'Short-ranged missile test', and 'North Korea no longer feels bound by the armistice that ended the Korean War'.

While these are all scary-sounding headlines, I'm not taking the stance of
overzealous Wikipedia editors. Frankly, the general mood at the moment seems to be somewhat more apprehensive than usual, but no one's terribly worried (even given our proximity to the North). Frankly, there's just no logical reason for the North to launch an attack.

Some analysts think that this 'fear campaign' is being launched as a distraction, while an internal power-struggle ensues, following Kim Jong-il's stroke, last year. Regarding that, here's an entertaining, strongly-opinionated analysis.

Anyway, even with all of this huffing and puffing, life goes on. The new June-August semester is set to begin tomorrow. I'm looking forward to having a full work-load again - hopefully, it won't make those final few months pass by too quickly.

Have a good week.