Whether or not you believe that our carriers are headed to the So. China Sea
(as reported in Singapore's STRAIT TIMES, and UPI, and confirmed to me by the
mother of a sailor), they'd better stay offshore a bit.

Is the whole perilous standoff of military powers becoming unstable, or is it
my imagination?

FROM WASHINGTON TIMES (owned by Rev. Moon):

North Korea test-fired a cruise missile June 23, the latest sign of the
reclusive communist state's continuing missile development.

Data from the cruise missile test still are being evaluated, said a U.S.
official familiar with the test. The missile was fired from a mobile launcher
near the coastal town of Tanchon in northeastern North Korea. It flew into the
East Sea/Japan Sea.

The missile is believed to be a new North Korean anti-ship cruise missile,
believed to have a range of 100 miles, that has been tested several times in
the past.