Time to accept nuclear North Korea?
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An increasing number of analysts now view "containment and deterrence" of North Korea as the least worst option for Washington.
An increasing number of analysts now view "containment and deterrence" of North Korea as the least worst option for Washington.
The new zeitgeist is being tested at an entirely different level.
This is hardly the moment to show daylight between Seoul and Washington – as President Donald Trump appears to be doing.
President Vladimir Putin sees power in the technology, which means he's investing in it, writes Leonid Bershidsky.
US ambassador to UN Nikki Haley upped the ante against China over North Korea's nuclear weapons.
North Korea's latest blast was somewhere between four and 16 times as powerful as the country's previous largest explosion, but well short of the worst imaginable nuclear explosion.
The Trump administration warned of a potential "massive military response" against North Korea and threatened to cut off China from the US economy after Pyongyang's nuclear weapon test.
We don't have much good intel on North Korea but we do know that Trump and Kim are not statesmen and have tin ears.
The lure of lucrative military contracts is seeing companies offer new opportunities for the defence industry.
There is no suggestion of Australian troops being stationed on the ground to directly engage in fighting battles
President Donald Trump is considering tapping one of the US defence force's biggest China hawks to be the next Ambassador to Australia.
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