Electromagnetic waves and noise near the site where the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense antimissile system is deployed in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, have been shown to be harmless to humans.Anti-THAAD protesters have cited electromagnetic waves and noise as a major justification for their opposition to the system.Measurements conducted by the Ministry of National Defense together with the Ministry of Environment last Saturday found that the strengthe of electromagnetic waves measure

It’s been more than a half century since America’s grade school children learned how to properly fear the nuclear bomb -- and protect themselves from it -- back in the dark daze of the Cold War.Children of the era learned their self-protection lesson well from the cartoon star of “Duck and Cover,” Bert the Turtle. “Bert is a very, very careful fellow,” the announcer says, as Bert suddenly vanishes inside his shell. All you can see are his eyes peering out.“When there’s danger, this is the way he

Much has been made of the silly, weird, contrived hairstyles of America’s president and North Korea’s Dear Leader.The incredible gold helmet that finds no parallel in nature. The side-shaved mop top that astonishes with ugliness.Unfortunately, the comparisons do not stop there.Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un were both spoiled rich bullies growing up with unusual appetites for food, expensive toys and women. They both had father complexes. They both crave daily doses of flattery and adulation. And t

In the 1960s, John F. Kennedy was facing the threat of nuclear weapons within striking distance of the United States. The Soviet forward-deployment forced America to stop Russia’s advance, just 150 kilometers from the homeland. Brinksmanship brought Kennedy “eyeball to eyeball” with Nikita Khrushchev. It was the Soviet president who blinked.Fast forward to 2017. President Trump will not be the one who blinks, but someone else might. If it is Kim Jong-un, then the game of chicken and nuclear conf

The outcome of the escalating tension between the US and North Korea will depend on what their two notoriously erratic leaders -- Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un -- opt to do. But there certainly are more factors and variables in determining the future course of events, among which China should top the list. The fact that Trump held a telephone conversation with President Xi Jinping over the weekend -- despite the lack of a breakthrough -- is evidence that China has a key role to play in defusing t