Nothing Like a Good Sea Chase

A U.S. destroyer tracks a mysterious North Korean ship headed for Myanmar, and nefarious things may be aboard. North Korea threatens to respond to sanctions with "retaliation."

I always find profound international crises better with a good sea chase.

Also on topic: Alaska's missile defense system, which is designed for rogue states, which is North Korea, and which is supported by Sen. Mark Begich, doesn't work , because of straightforward countermeasures and pesky laws of physics. (Note to Mark, look, I understand, man, federal moon juice and all, but in the interests of the country this has to be scrapped). Note this creepy site, the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, which also in Polish, because of a Bush era iniative to put these non-working missile defense systems in Russia.

They have a nice shot of the Schaudenfreudenator, though.