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China Creates Air Defence Zone Over Japan-Controlled Islands, Issues War Threat 519

cold fjord writes "France24 reports, "Beijing on Saturday announced it was setting up an 'air defence identification zone' over an area that includes islands controlled by Japan but claimed by China, in a move that could inflame the bitter territorial row. Along with the creation of the zone in the East China Sea, the defence ministry released a set of aircraft identification rules that must be followed by all planes entering the area, under penalty of intervention by the military. Aircraft are expected to provide their flight plan, clearly mark their nationality, and maintain two-way radio communication allowing them to 'respond in a timely and accurate manner to the identification inquiries' from Chinese authorities. The outline of the new zone ... covers a wide area of the East China Sea between South Korea and Taiwan that includes the Tokyo-controlled islands known as the Senkakus to Japan and Diaoyous to China. "China's armed forces will adopt defensive emergency measures to respond to aircraft that do not cooperate in the identification or refuse to follow the instructions," according to the ministry. ' The Politico adds, "Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Saturday the United States is 'deeply concerned'" over the move. Spiegel Online has background on the conflict with Japan and on related regional issues. This announcement follows the recent publication in Chinese state media of maps showing nuclear strike plans against the U.S."

Comment Re:RAGE (Score 2) 154

It was a good game... well, a good HALF of a game. It really didn't feel complete.

That's probably because you didn't wait the requisite 5 minutes for all the textures to load when you entered each room.

Comment Re:Finally! (Score 2) 101

My knowledge of earth science is also lacking. What bothers me is that by dumping spent fuel rods into subduction zones, we're effectively throwing away quite a large amount of fuel for newer reactors. I realise that U and Th aren't exactly hard to come by, relatively speaking, but is it really easier to dig it out of the ground than to reprocess what we already have on hand?

Comment Re:Hello Streisand Effect (Score 1) 519

(Hint: In a year or two, you won't remember this event; you'll only remember that you know the name of the company. Business plan: piss a couple of people off enough to make national news; reap MASSIVE profits by letting news agencies give you free advertising.)

Really? I'm barely halfway down the page and I've already forgotten. That sort of trick only works the first time; as it is this is just another in a long line of 'company tries to bully customer with the courts' stories.

Comment Re:Really? (Score 1) 111

Roundabouts break down in high traffic. When a roundabout is at full capacity, you have to throw yourself into moving traffic without regard for safety. At least traffic lights give everyone a chance to go.

I'm assuming that's why the larger roundabouts have traffic lights. This seems to be better than the alternative, which is to have more than a single digit percentage of road users who know how box junctions work.

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