They are the names, respectively, for the long-range ballistic missiles of North Korea, Iran, India, and Pakistan. Well, that time has finally arrived. Armageddon has been decentralized.
Nuclear virility is no longer a satisfaction of the few.
From the strategic standpoint, this is becoming a world of rogue states. If anyone doubted that there is a new strategic norm in international affairs, owing to the accelerated proliferation of fissile material and the advanced missile technology that can be used to deliver it, the report of the Rumsfeld Commission should put such doubts to rest. And so there is a welcome new sense of urgency in Washington. Except that the new debate about the threat is quickly turning into the old debate about the threat. This is because the discussion has reverted to the matter of ballistic missile defense, which has been the single most incendiary strategic subject of the last two decades.