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Eric Talmadge

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Eric Talmadge

New conflict-prevention and resolution mechanisms are needed to advocate for mutual assured survival instead of mutual assured destruction

Analysts claim North Korean missiles fake

Analysts say ominous North Korean missiles are fakes and not very convincing ones, casting further doubt on the country’s claims of military prowess.

Kim Jong-un hailed as North Korea’s ‘supreme commander’

North Korea has vowed to uphold with ‘blood and tears’ Kim Jong-il’s son as ‘supreme commander’ as the country prepares him to be its leader.

Neighbours watch as North Korea readies rocket

Never before have North Korea’s neighbours been so ready for the unpredictable communist nation to test its rocket technology.

Chinese-dominated Asian Games ‘put Qatar on map’

There was doping. There was a death. There were more medals and more countries than ever before. And there was no stopping the Chinese. Tiny Qatar’s effort to prove that the Arab…

Nagasaki prepares for 60th anniversary of bombing

On the eve of the anniversary on Tuesday of Nagasaki’s devastation 60 years ago by the ”Fat Man” atomic bomb, a steady stream of tourists flowed past the horrific exhibits at the…

Death is no easy matter in Japan

Hidenobu Murakawa stops his tour for a moment and apologises for the interruption. It’s the midday crunch, and he doesn’t want to disturb the bereaved. The crematorium is his…