North Korean Missile Test

[Kaliayev]

Dude, its a North Korean missile. Shooting it down would be redundant.

Anyway, so long as they keep sabre-rattling, the Japanese have a legitimate excuse to ignore and bypass Article 9 of their Constitution - a reason which the Chinese cannot openly protest without looking paranoid anyhow. And that fits in with overall US strategic plans to use the threat of Japanese attack to keep the CCP in line, should they start getting any funny ideas. And Russia gets to bluster and feel important because its part of the six nation talks.

Everyone's a winner, except China, South Korea and the starving people of North Korea.