Time for stronger response to Pyongyang
N Korea's nuclear detonations and missile tests call for diplomatic strategies that go beyond condemnations and sanctions. Liaison offices might be a start.
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NORTH Korea's continuing nuclear dance with the ultimate weapon, déjà vu all over again, is becoming all too serious, and it's time for Washington and allies think sensibly about how to deal with what they cannot change.
The North's fifth detonation of an atomic device following the recent launch of a submarine ballistic missile and a slew of other rocket tests into the Sea of Japan add yet more layers to its mounting nuclear capacity. Coupled with the test of a space satellite, display of mobile solid-fuelled rockets and expanding nuclear weapons material production, it's evident that Pyongyang is on the cusp of becoming a credible nuclear-armed state.
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