Torygraph articles. The subject seems strangely absent from the Times and grauniad....
Britain's obligation to blockade North Korea
I forecast a certain individual will jump in here to comment pretty sharpish....
"....Since Labour came to power in 1997, the Navy has lost a third of its ships. We should be able to rustle up a couple of frigates or destroyers, a submarine, even an aircraft carrier. But as the Sea Harrier was withdrawn from service earlier this year, and its replacement does not arrive until 2013, those ships will be defenceless against missile fire. Unless our fleet shelters under the protection of the French or the Americans, its air defences are pitiful; were the Falklands crisis to recur today, our task force would be sunk before ever sighting Port Stanley.......
Crisis heightens as China attacks use of warships to intercept cargo vessels
Navy taskforce will be forced to rely on France and America
The Age:
Australian Govt mulls N Korea blockade involvement
So, any one reckon Tony will be sending the fleet to join the US, Australians, Japanese etc in the blockade?