(President Obama’s Nuclear Deal with Iran clearly aids this proliferation with more Iranian “dollars for bombs.”) Second, consequences of the well-known North Korea-Iran alliance, mentioned by at least one witness, were mostly unaddressed, in spite of Iran’s regular presence at North Korean tests and ability to purchase key nuclear and ballistic missile technology - no doubt with Russian and Chinese help to both rogue states.(I believe they probably already have a significant nuclear capability and am skeptical of diplomacy which has failed miserably since the 1990s to slow them down.) First, with minor exceptions, witnesses suggested that North Korea doesn’t yet have a significant nuclear capability - and we need to double down on our diplomatic/sanctions efforts to stop them.I have three concerns from the written testimony of the four witnesses: Cha of Georgetown University, CSIS and the George W. This chart was provided in testimony by Dr. See the following CSIS interesting chart that summarizes North Korea’s record of testing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles (most if not all in violation of UN Resolutions), demonstrating a major tempo increase during the past eight years. I hope in the back and forth with members the subcommittee discussion got closer to my major concerns associated with last week’s second nuclear test this year and fifth over all - on the heels (so far this year) of tests of 17 ballistic missiles of a variety of ranges. Let me tell my reaction to the testimony, and you decide which best fits - for me and you.įirst, I have to say I have not yet seen the transcript of the entire hearing so, my comments are based only on the written presentations of the witnesses. But I wasn’t sure what the idiom is supposed to mean today - so, I googled and got the above two explanations. My knee-jerk recollection was tied to 70-year old memories of when I whistled past the cemeteries in my youth.
“Whistling past the graveyard” is precisely what came to mind when I read the prepared testimony of witnesses at last week’s (September 14) Hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific ( Click here ) on “North Korea’s Perpetual Provocations: Another Dangerous, Escalatory Nuclear Test.” Two Idiomatic Meanings: 1) “ Attempting to stay cheerful in a dire situation proceeding with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome ” or 2) ”Entering a situation with little or no understanding of the possible consequences.”.
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