Amerika erinnert China an die Machtverhältnisse

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Nuklearsprengköpfe (ohne jedoch nuklear bestückt zu sein) wurden "versehentlich" nach Taiwan transportiert.

The Pentagon announced that the United States had mistakenly shipped to Taiwan four electrical fuses designed for use on intercontinental ballistic missiles, but has since recovered them. The mistaken shipment to Taiwan did not include nuclear materials, although the fuses are linked to the triggering mechanism in the nose cone of a Minuteman nuclear missile. Taiwanese authorities notified U.S. officials of the mistake, but it was not clear when the notification was made. An examination of the site in Taiwan where the components had been stored after delivery indicated that they had not been tampered with. The fuses had been in four shipping containers sent in March 2005 from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., to a Defense Logisitics Agency warehouse at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. It was then in the logistics agency's control and was shipped to Taiwan "on or around" August 2006, according to a memo from Defense Secretary Robert Gates ordering Navy Adm. Kirkland H. Donald to investigate the incident. Quelle

Alles klar, ein Unfall. Es ist ja auch schließlich nicht so, dass Nuklearsprengköpfe irgendwie "wertvoll" oder "wichtig" wären, da kann man die schon ausversehen nach Taiwan schicken. Das Ganze sieht eher wie ein kleiner US-Gedankenanstoss aus: "Hey, China, wir haben die Hosen an".

In was für einem politischen Sandkasten leben wir eigentlich?