Finland Greenlights Missile Transit to S Korea

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(1)
(a) Finland Grants Permission for Transit of Missiles to South Korea; Captain and navigation officer held on suspicion of explosives transport violations. Helsinki Sanomat, Jan 5, 2012.
(b) Finland Has Denied Permits for Defence Equipment Transit Twice Since 2000. Helsinki Sanomat, Jan 5, 2012.
http://www.hs.fi/english/article ... +2000/1135270141060

(2) J Michael Cole, Taiwan First International Client for Apache Longbow. Taipei Times, Jan 6, 2012 (availabl e now).
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/ ... 12/01/06/2003522570

Note:
(a) Press release: LONGBOW LLC Receives $181 Million for Apache LONGBOW Block III Radar and Data Link Systems. Lockheed Martin, Jan 4, 2012
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/ne ... lock_III_Radar.html
("The contract includes the first international purchase of the Block III LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) by Taiwan, which will receive 15 Block III LONGBOW FCR systems")
(b) LONGBOW FCR and LONGBOW HELLFIRE Missile. Lockheed Martin, undated.
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/pr ... ontrolRadarMissile/

(3) Taiwan's Emblem to Appear on Military Calendar in US. China Post (Taipei), Jan 5, 2012.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiw ... /Taiwans-emblem.htm

Note: In Republic of China (since it was in the Chinese mainland), the national emblem is identical to KMT party emblem--a 12-point white sun in blue background.