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It appears that North Korea has fired a missile this afternoon (early morning Wednesday in Asia) which landed in the Sea of Japan. It is not known at this point if it was the Taepodong 2 missile that has been at the center of so much controversy both here and in Japan and South Korea. If it was, then the Japanese will not be pleased. It will be interesting to see exactly where the missile landed.

Japan has shown herself to be a staunch ally of the United States and I, for one, am happy to see it. North Korea's actions of late have, undoubtedly, made those in power in Tokyo re-examine their constitutional commitment to a defense-only military.