Bruce Henderson is a former Marine who focuses custom data mining and visualization technologies on the economy and other disasters.
This morning the grand daddy of web news, the Drudge Report, carried the story of a possibility of Japan using it’s ballistic missile defense (BMD) weapons to intercept and destroy the upcoming North Korean launch of a Taepodong-2 rocket. This story is published by the UK Guardian and quotes Takeo Kawamura, the chief cabinet secretary […]
Word from the Arms Control Wonk that the Norks have set a date range between April 4th and April 8th for their Taepodong-2 test launch. “Lending a degree of credibility to Pyongyang’s pledge to stage a rocket launch, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said it had been contacted by the North about its plans. “We […]
I am depressed I did not think of this first. Hat tip to the amazing climate science blog, Watts Up With That, and of course Joy of Tech.
Seems that Ace has picked up the story now. He cites a source (which sites a South Korean news outlet) that says there is a sizable Aegis presence in the Sea of Japan for the ongoing Key Resolve/Foal Eagle joint military exercises. Sadly none of the sources cite which ships they are describing. There is […]
It is forgivable, really. The economic shock during October and November pushed the global economy into a significant recession. Then America elected their “Hope and Change” ticket, with fantasies of a quick fix to what was a deep rooted systemic fault in the financial systems of the modern world. By throwing vast sums of money […]
Headlines on multiple news sites point to a possible Taepodong-2 missile launch in the next day or two. As documented earlier, this will be another in a line of tests of intermediate range North Korean rockets. While the North has described this as a satellite launch, it is actually the means to test the missile, […]
I have been warning now for several weeks that the second big round of financial stress has been gathering strength, carefully picking it’s time to emerge and unfold. This week the European Union will hold a summit to try and chart a course out of the death spiral that many EU member nations now find […]
Word has been circulating around national security focused sites that North Korea is preparing to test their home grown long range missile. According to reports, recent reconnaissance has shown components that look like parts of a Taepodong-2 missile being moved via rail to the North Korean rocket test site on the east coast. This facility […]
Thanks to Ron Smith for this cartoon form the San Diego Union Tribune
In a noticeable and welcome break from downward pointing leading indicators, we have an important one headed upward. The dry bulk shipping index, which measures how much stuff is being sent over the oceans, actually had an upturn. This was one of the earliest things to crash, as companies around the world suddenly came to […]