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Extended deterrence in Northeast Asia faces an unprecedented credibility crisis as nuclear multipolarity forces US allies toward once-unthinkable nuclear futures. Both South Korea and Japan are debating military options to counter authoritarian strategic threats and to compensate for waning US security guarantees as China and North Korea expand their arsenals. Allied nuclear hedging reflects hard […] The post Asia’s nuclear reckoning and the crisis of US deterrence appeared first on Asia Times.

I’ve always worn a hat of some kind every day, such that many people I meet have wondered if I had lost my hair, which I have not… And always said that a hat is a superior fashion article for a man than a necktie. Berkeley Hat was my “go to” hat spot since the 1980’s. They’d always write a handwritten receipt, which was coupled — but not replaced — by printed receipts… At Berkeley Hat, you knew you were in a family business, where employees would call out “going to the back” when they were checking for your size… I will go there this week to stock up and pay my respects to Carol. Think of 45 years selling fun and fashionable head gear on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. Here’s to Carol and Berkeley Hat! I have no idea where else I can get great hats at a fair price, but I am happy for Carol…