“Self-Defence” Force?

If you are Kim Jong-il, then do not read this! Apparently Japan’s Self-Defence force needs protection from itself. One of it’s submarines collided yesterday with a chemical tanker while trying to surface, because “it could not hear” the presence of the tanker above it. So, apparently sonar is no longer in fashion? Or what about those periscope things? Surely they aren’t just for show?

I hope that the Japanese air defence force does a better job. In recent weeks, I’ve seen and heard plenty of nasty looking fighter jets zooming across the sky, complete with sonic booms. Hopefully their radar and/or vision will enable them to spot any nukes flying across the Sea of Japan…