Japan irradiates the U.S., wins World Cup!
(Is that in poor taste?)
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Japan
On Friday, Japan was devastated by an earthquake that registered at 8.9-9.1 on the Richter Scale. In fact, it is the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history. The earthquake created a tsunami wave that was thirty feet high and swept six miles inland. The tsunami traveled as far as California and Australia. Entire cities and towns, in Japan, were wiped from the face of the earth. Japanese authorities state that more than 9,000 people are missing.
The earthquake was so powerful that it shifted Japan's largest island, Honshu, by more than eight feet. It also increased the earth's rotation by 1.6 microseconds, and increased the planet's tilt on its axis by four inches! That is some serious energy release!
The earthquake was so powerful that it shifted Japan's largest island, Honshu, by more than eight feet. It also increased the earth's rotation by 1.6 microseconds, and increased the planet's tilt on its axis by four inches! That is some serious energy release!
Thursday, April 02, 2009
North Korea's "satellite" launch
U.S. intelligence indicates that North Korea has begun fueling a rocket that the North Korean government states will launch a satellite into orbit. Does any country really believe the North Koreans have that type of technology?
Japan and the United States have mobilized naval and ground forces to deal with this launch, which they believe will take place between April 4 and April 8. Today, North Korea threatened Japan with the use of military force if it attempts to shoot down its rocket. Such an attack would be ill-advised to say the least. I believe an attack would only lead to the demise of a precarious North Korea.
The U.S. believes the North Koreans may be testing a multiple stage rocket that will have the capability of reaching Alaska and Hawaii. This test may be a precursor to a future rocket that can reach the western mainland of the United States.
Japan and the United States have mobilized naval and ground forces to deal with this launch, which they believe will take place between April 4 and April 8. Today, North Korea threatened Japan with the use of military force if it attempts to shoot down its rocket. Such an attack would be ill-advised to say the least. I believe an attack would only lead to the demise of a precarious North Korea.
The U.S. believes the North Koreans may be testing a multiple stage rocket that will have the capability of reaching Alaska and Hawaii. This test may be a precursor to a future rocket that can reach the western mainland of the United States.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Japan's Navy takes to the High Seas
Japan recently dispatched a portion of its navy, called the Maritime Self-Defense Force, to hunt down pirates. Two destroyer class warships will hunt down and kamikaze pirates in and around Somali waters, located off of Africa's horn. (Okay, not really kamikaze, but they will be protecting Japanese interests in the area. It just sounded way cool.)
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