Han Min-koo Kim Jong Un KMPR is part of a "three-axis system" in South Korea's military that includes Seoul's homegrown anti-missile systems, the Korean Air and Missile Defense, or KAMD, and Kill Chain, a pre-emptive strike system. Han also voiced concerns about South Korea's permanent troops, and said at least 500,000 soldiers need to be on active duty in order to deal with the North Korean threat, a number that cannot be upheld without conscription, which is the current policy. North Korea has 1.2 million troops, according to Han. South Korean lawmakers of both ruling and opposition parties unanimously condemned North Korea's nuclear weapons proliferation, and in a rare show of unity on the issue some politicians have begun advocating for the reinstatement of tactical nuclear weapons on the peninsula, Maeil Business reported 21 SEP.
Kim Jin-pyo of the Minjoo Party of Korea, the opposition, said if China and Russia do not take "effective action to join sanctions against North Korea's nuclear development" there is no option other than to deploy tactical weapons in the country. Lee Cheol-uoo of the ruling Saenuri Party said in addition to tactical nuclear weapons, means of developing Seoul's own nuclear deterrent, conducting pre-emptive strikes and regime change should all be reviewed. [Source: UPI | Elizabeth Shim | September 21, 2016 ++]
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Crickets► Cookie, Cracker, and Energy Bar Use Crickets. It’s what’s for dinner, or at least it could be. According to The Huffington Post article at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/06/eating-bugs-mainstream_n_7206362.html, insect-based food products may soon be seen on the shelves of American grocery stores. Cricket cookies and crackers, as well as energy bars made with cricket flour, are already available in the United States, the Huffpo report said. A 2013 report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said insects provide a viable option for meeting global food demands. The report said:
Insects as food and feed emerge as an especially relevant issue in the 21st century due to the rising cost of animal protein, food and feed insecurity, environmental pressures, population growth and increasing demand for protein among the middle classes. Thus, alternative solutions to conventional livestock and feed sources urgently need to be found. The consumption of insects, or entomophagy, therefore contributes positively to the environment and to health and livelihoods. Several companies in the United States hope to capitalize on the projected insect-eating trend. According to KABC, Coala Valley Farms in California, a cricket-raising facility, is banking on Americans shifting to insects to meet their protein needs.
Maximillian Cunha, one of Coala Valley’s founders, said crickets are healthy for both humans and the environment, especially in drought-stricken California. “You know a pound of beef from a cow takes 1,700 gallons of water. Here it’s only 1 gallon,” Cunha said. Coala Valley plans to grind crickets down to powder and sell it to consumers, restaurants and food manufacturing companies. Charleston’s Jiminy Co. (you know, like Jiminy Cricket?), has also started a cricket flour business, The Post and Courier's Hanna Harper's article reports. [http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150429/PC1206/150429329/1017/-charleston-women-leap-into-cricket-flour-business ]. “Advocates estimate 2 billion people already eat caterpillars, beetles, grasshoppers and other insects on a regular and intentional basis, but years of marketing hasn’t fully eroded the ‘ick’ factor endemic to the world’s wealthiest countries, including the U.S.,” the Post and Courier said. [Source: MoneyTalksNews | Crystal Steinmetz | May 9, 2015 ++]
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