The potential of the United States and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region may currently be insufficient to cope with a possible missile attack by the DPRK. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) with reference to retired Major General of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea Kwang Ban Jong, Day.Az reports.
In his opinion, if Pyongyang launches an attack in the region using missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, the United States and its allies may “not be able to block even half of the attack.” He also added that Pyongyang will improve military technology by studying the experience of Iran’s armed forces in the Middle East. “The DPRK will closely monitor how Iranian tactics of pressure on air defenses can be used on the Korean Peninsula,” he said.
At the same time, the newspaper quotes retired US Marine Colonel Grant Newsham, who pointed out that American allies, the Republic of Korea and Japan, lack “much experience in responding to a barrage of missiles launched simultaneously.” “I suspect that both Seoul and Tokyo will have difficulty responding to an undetected North Korean missile attack,” he said.
North Korea has recently been actively developing new weapons, including multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). In 2023, 600 mm MLRS systems were supplied to the Korean People’s Army, which, according to Pyongyang, can be used to launch tactical nuclear weapons. As Deputy Foreign Minister of the DPRK Kim Eun Chol said, American sanctions against Pyongyang lead to a steady increase in the military power of the DPRK, thus the United States is throwing a noose around its own neck.
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Next year, the regional military parade will be held in Talso.
The defense industry started organizing the National Armed Forces Day in one of the regional centers of Latvia in 2012 in order to introduce the National Armed Forces to those residents who do not have the opportunity to attend the traditional national holiday parade on November 18 in Riga.
Trigger: The war in Ukraine is a reminder of the fragility of the fire of freedom
The cruel war carried out by Russia in Ukraine is a sharp reminder of how fragile the fire of freedom is, Defense Minister Andris Spruds (P) said in a speech at the regional military parade in Rezekne on Saturday.
He said that when celebrating the Independence Day of the Republic of Latvia, it is necessary to clearly realize that the world is unstable, changing, and freedom is not a self-evident value. “We must all be constantly on guard for this,” emphasized Spruds, adding that the cornerstone of Latvia’s security is also participation NATO.
The minister also expressed that Latvia’s security depends on how united the society is in its faith and readiness to defend itself. “It’s our shared responsibility,” Sprude said.
At the same time, the Minister of Defense expressed his gratitude to the soldiers, national guardsmen and youth guards for participating in the parade and defending the country. He said that the participants of the parade, by their example, patriotism and self-sacrifice, inspire everyone to defend national values.
“You are inspiring with your will and willingness to defend and protect the country. We all need to think and act from a position of courage and conviction, not from a position of fear,” Sprud said.
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“I tried to be as honest as possible. Yes, I’m from Mexico, I’m a model and I’m 21. Tom, I like spending time with you and kissing you. I love men and I love being a woman. But I’m not a woman. I was born a man.”
Miriam Rivera, then barely 21 years old, dropped a bombshell in 2003 with these words at the end of the reality show There’s something about Miriam in which six men competed for her hand in a villa in Ibiza. Tom Rooke, the winning contestant who was counting on a check for £10,000 and a sea voyage on a luxury yacht with the handsome Mexican model by his side, was transfixed. He had fallen in love with her.
During her unveiling you can see the five losers of the reality show in the background. First laughing out loud, for the cameras. As if Miriam wasn’t a person with feelings. They became furious afterwards. One of the participants was a martial arts trainer. He broke off part of the set out of anger. He also chased one of the producers. Once back in the UK, all participants decided to file a lawsuit against the production house. To demand moral damages and to stop the broadcasting of the television program.
Positive story promised
The entire wrong design of the show and the life story of Miriam Rivera is now the subject of a three-part documentary Miriam: Death of a reality star. “We all felt cheated and wronged by the program makers who wanted to mislead us,” participant Toby Green told MailOnline this week. “We all felt like we had been manipulated.”
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Many participants laughed at the revelation that Rivera was a trans woman. — © Channel4
The show is still on TV and even attracts more than a million viewers. The participants will receive compensation. The trial saw Miriam Rivera further put through the wringer by the tabloids and the British public. As if she had come up with the idea, while producer Remy Blumenfeld of Brighter Pictures, a subsidiary of Endemol, had actually promised her “a social experiment about gender and sexuality, full of positivity”. But that was anything but the program. “The premise was not a celebration of the lives of transgender people. It was designed to provoke disgust in the winning contestant, who discovered his dream date had a penis,” wrote the British Medical Journal.
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Rivera had an unhappy life after the series. — © Channel4
Participant Toby Green has remained anonymous for years since the show, but wants to help Miriam Rivera’s family through his testimony. “TV shows always try to push the boundaries, but this was completely unacceptable. The show had an impact on everyone, but especially on Miriam, who ultimately took her own life as a result. I testify for the sake of her family.”
Broken
That family is furious. “My sister was exploited and then abandoned,” Ariel, Miriam’s youngest brother, also told the British newspaper The Guardian this week. “Miriam was a tough girl, but the ending of the show broke her. I really think they used her. The boys received more help than Miriam.” Ariel talks about the fact that the psychologist who was quickly flown in only took care of the participants.
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Probably also the reason that her life after the degrading show can be described as anything but beautiful. Miriam Rivera was famous for a very short time and was allowed to participate in the Australian version of Big Brother, for example, but she soon became a complete nobody. She turned to drugs, according to her friends to combat post-traumatic stress disorder that she suffered from the dating show. In 2007, she fell four floors from the balcony of her apartment under suspicious circumstances. She fought for her life for a moment. Still later, Miriam disappeared from the face of the earth. According to her own statement, because she was kidnapped and abused as a sex slave. Totally depressed, she eventually returns to her mother in Mexico. She was found dead there on February 5, 2019. She was barely 38 years old. The police ruled her death a suicide, although not everyone is so sure. Some talk about murder. In The Guardian, her childhood friend Real believes it was a symbolic murder of Miriam. “It’s the fame that killed her. She had gone from a big star back to a small town.” There’s something about Miriam is no longer visible.
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