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| Ultimate weapon sets clock ticking on Asian arms race |
| A successful nuclear test by North Korea would decisively shift Asia’s diplomatic and military alignment, hardening China and South Korea’s approach towards their reclusive neighbour, strengthening Japan’s security stance and cementing the US presence in the region.
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| An atomic threat? Not yet |
| North Korea may have the bomb. But the twin complexities of developing nuclear warheads from a successful test explosion and the ways of delivering them means the country may
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| Big day for Ban in hour of blast |
| South Korean foreign minister Ban Ki-moon was formally nominated as UN secretary-general today, only hours after North Korea defied the world body by announcing a nuclear tes
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| Thai team unveiled |
| Thailand’s interim, army-appointed Prime Minister unveiled his new cabinet today, with a respected central bank governor as finance minister in an apparent bid to reassu
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| Paper offers $1m over scribe death |
| The newspaper where slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya worked has offered almost $1 million for information leading to her killers amid widespread international cond
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